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Criminal Justice System Legislation Policy Statistics Violence Against Women
Updating the British Council Briefing Document on Violence against Women
This project involves updating the Briefing Document on violence against women, originally written by Liz Kelly and published in 1999. This involved taking into account new developments, international and national policy and legislation, and changes in practice. See Resources: Violence against Women: A briefing document on international
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Criminal Justice System Legislation Rape Research
The Workings of Section 41 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act
The aim of this project is to examine the impact of s.41 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act (YJCEA) 1999 on the prosecution of sex offence cases. Whilst it is intended to explore the question of whether s.41 has affected attrition rates, the main focus of this study
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Europe Legislation Policy Prostitution Research Review Violence Against Women
Critical Examination of Responses to Prostitution in Four Countries
This review was commissioned by the Routes Out Social Inclusion Partnership in order to identify the most effective strategies that have worked elsewhere and use them to inform the work of the Partnership in Scotland. Aims of the review were to address: The current approach to prostitution; The previous approach
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Legislation Policy Rape Research Review
Research Review on the Reporting, Investigation and Prosecution of Rape Cases
This research review was commissioned by HMCPSI to inform their Thematic Review into the Investigation and Prosecution of Cases Involving Allegations of Rape. It incorporates a review of the literature on the reporting, investigation and prosecution of rape cases, and whilst focusing on UK research, it also draws on related
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Legislation Policy Statistics Trafficking
Trafficking in Women – the UK context
This report presents the findings of research carried out to assess the nature and extent of trafficking in women for the purposes of sexual exploitation and the law enforcement responses in the UK. This study is primarily based on a survey of police forces, placing this within the wider context
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Child Sexual Abuse/Exploitation Europe Legislation Policy Research
Sexual exploitation of children in the context of children’s rights and child protection – A European perspective
This report is based on a research proposal developed in partnership by CWASU (lead partner), Dublin Women’s Aid, Ireland and ROKS, Sweden. The trans-European Project collected detailed data from justice departments, state agencies and NGOs concerning a broad range of issues related to the sexual exploitation of children, including: the
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Child Sexual Abuse/Exploitation Children Europe Legislation Policy
What is known about child sexual exploitation in the UK
This document arose out of the work of the European Forum for Child Welfare, drawing on papers and discussions from two European conferences on Child Pornography and Sexual Exploitation held in London and Brussels in 1995. The report: summarises what is currently known about the sexual exploitation of children; documents