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New Study Report launches Uncategorized
EXPLORING THE LINKS BETWEEN EXTREMISM AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
We have been developing work on religious and racial supremacist movements (fundamentalism, the Far Right and Alt Right) and the connections with violence against women and girls (VAWG). This includes a report on a roundtable discussion with VAWG sector groups and a literature review.The round table report presents
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Courses and training New Study
Online Short Course In Sexual Exploitation of Children and Young People
Join us in May and June 2021 for a 6 day course in sexual exploitation of children and young people. This course will extend your knowledge base including an exploration of definitions, prevalence, intervention and protection, perpetrators and policy and legislation. Historical continuities in the form and nature of sexual
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Short Course in Sexual Violence this February
Join us for our 6 day short course on Sexual Violence this coming February. The course will focus on forms of sexual violence in childhood and adulthood, exploring topics including: incidenceprevalence and reportingtheoretical and explanatory frameworksimpacts and meaning for victims/survivorspersistence and change with respect to legal frameworksthe justice system and
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Courses and training Study Uncategorized
Short Course in Violence Against Women
This course will introduce you to research on multiple forms of violence. It will cover different types of violence against women, as well as its prevalence and consequences. This will include research on intimate partner violence, rape and sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual exploitation, female genital mutilation (FGM) and crimes
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Events Uncategorized
Celebration of the Movement Against Violence Against Women
A Special Date for your Diary Join us on the afternoon of 1st October 2021 to Celebrate and Remember over 50 years of Women’s Activism and The Movement Against Violence Against Women Hosted by us, and to coincide with the publication of her captivating new book this May, activist and scholar Gill Hague will join a panel
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Short Course In Researching Violence this November
Researching Violence and Evaluating Interventions is now available to take as a short course. The course is a core module on our MA programme in Woman and Child Abuse, and if taken as a short course can count towards credits for the MA if you decide to join
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Courses and training New Study Study
Short Course: Sexual Violence
Due to COVID-19 this short course will be delivered virtually. Join us for our 6 day short course on Sexual Violence this coming February. The course will focus on forms of sexual violence in childhood and adulthood, exploring topics including: incidence prevalence and reporting theoretical and explanatory frameworks impacts and
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Courses and training MA
MA in Woman and Child Abuse
Supported by the internationally renowned Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit, the Master’s in Woman and Child Abuse provides a solid grounding in theoretical frameworks, policy and practice approaches. The course is ideal for those who are working in specialised services for women and children who have experienced violence,
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New Study Report launches Study
A study of use of bail in rape cases
London Metropolitan University’s Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit (CWASU) has today published former MA student Sarah Learmonth’s dissertation, ‘A system to keep me safe: study of bail use in rape cases’, as a resource for criminal justice professionals and sexual violence advocates. Speaking about the report, Sarah Learmonth said,
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New Study Uncategorized
Contributing to the Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse
London Met’s Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit has published a report looking into prior historical discussions surrounding child sexual abuse.