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Domestic Violence Evaluation Health Policy Prostitution Support Projects
Evaluation of the WORTH Project
The WORTH Project is a multi-agency funded pilot project at a hospital, that is currently training all relevant staff in the Accident and Emergency and Maternity Departments to undertake screening for domestic violence. The Project will also provide specially-trained staff based within the hospital, who will offer a wide range
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Children Domestic Violence Training Violence Against Women Young People
Trust Education Theatre Project
The Trust Education Theatre Project was commissioned by ‘Until the Violence Stops’, a campaigning and educational organisation. The objective of the project was to change attitudes of tolerance to violence by using drama to explore issues around healthy and unhealthy relationships. The Trust aimed: To explore young people’s expectations of
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Policy Violence Against Women
National Violence Against Women Strategies
Linked to Amnesty International UK’s support for What a Waste: The Case for an Integrated Violence Against Women Strategy, Jo Lovett was commissioned to undertake a small study of countries where such an approach has already been adopted. The work involved locating countries with a national strategy or Plan
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Criminal Justice System Domestic Violence Research Violence Against Women
ACPO Risk Assessment Evaluation
Risk assessment has become an increasingly significant aspect of police work in relation to domestic violence. The London Metropolitan Police developed a risk assessment process, as the result of findings from a project on Domestic Violence Murder Reviews for London in 2003. This risk assessment has been implemented in a
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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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Training Violence Against Women
British Council Seminar: New Approaches to Addressing Violence Against Women
Liz Kelly and Linda Regan of The Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit (CWASU) are the Seminar Directors for this, the fourth international seminar on violence against women that they have run for the British Council (assisted by Jo Lovett). This event was a week-long residential seminar open to participants
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Policy Violence Against Women
Violence Against Women Strategy
This publication presents an argument for an integrated, long-term government-led strategy for addressing all forms of violence against women and girls. Analysis was undertaken of the most recent targets and initiatives of all government departments in order to assess the extent to which gender equality and violence against women are
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Europe Policy Research Violence Against Women
Co-ordination Action on Human Rights Violations (CAHRV) Review
CAHRV is a three-year project conducted through a collaborative effort of research institutions, policy networks, and individual researchers, including CWASU. The project addresses human rights violations in the context of inter-personal relationships. CAHRV aims to review and integrate research that addresses the linkages between violence and violent masculinity, on the
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Pornography Prostitution Research
Study and Report on Lapdancing
The study was requested to support the Glasgow CityCouncil’s concerns about lap dancing and table dancing. This is the first of its kind in the UK, based largely on observations within the six clubs, and interviews with key actord and informants. Conclusions: Lap dancing clubs are part of the sex
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Research Trafficking Violence Against Women
Synthesis Study on Human Trafficking and Smuggling in Terms of Impact on Poverty Reduction
Human trafficking and smuggling are increasingly significant components of human migration across the world, both in terms of volume and the connections with criminal activity. A major motivation of those who are trafficked or smuggled for employment is the alleviation of their own, or their family’s poverty. This short study