Reports and Papers
45 results found.
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Criminal Justice System Domestic Violence Research Report Statistics Violence Against Women Violence by women
Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) Case Analysis
Report for Standing Together
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Domestic Violence Evaluation Research Report
Evaluation of Safe Choices: reaching communities project for young women on sexual exploitation
Final report
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Domestic Violence Research Report Violence Against Women
Picking up the Pieces: Domestic Violence and Child Contact
This report presents findings of research on child contact proceedings in the aftermath of domestic violence, conducted by CWASU in partnership with Rights of Women. The research explored women’s experiences of proceedings, including the financial impacts, and surveyed legal professionals. Recommendations drawn from the findings suggest wide ranging changes to
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Book Chapter Domestic Violence Effects of/surviving violence Rape Violence Against Women
Handbook on Sexual Violence
Edited by Jennifer M. Brown & Sandra L. Walklate Chapter title: Standing the Test of Time? Reflections on the Concept of the Continuum of Sexual Violence
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Domestic Violence Effects of/surviving violence Journal Article Prostitution Violence Against Women
Selling sex sells: representations of prostitution and the sex industry in sexualised popular culture as symbolic violence
Journal name: Women’s Studies International Forum Journal page: 34 (2011) 441-448
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Domestic Violence Policy Research Report Violence Against Women
Making the Grade? 2007: The third annual independent analysis of UK Government initiatives on violence against women
The UK Government scored a disappointing 2 out of 10 in Making the Grade? The third annual assessment of what Government Departments are doing to tackle violence against women (2007)
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Criminal Justice System Domestic Violence Evaluation Policy Research Report Violence Against Women
‘If only we’d known’: an exploratory study of seven intimate partner homicides in Engleshire
During one year there were five cases of intimate partner femicide (IPF) in Engleshire two of which involved perpetrator suicide. This cluster of cases were unusual in that there had been no prior agency involvement and, it appeared, minimal previous violence. This report addresses the knowledge of informal network members
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Domestic Violence Research Report Statistics Violence Against Women
Map of Gaps: The Postcode Lottery of Violence Against Women Support Services
Map of Gaps shows graphically for the first time the real postcode lottery in violence against women support services such as Rape Crisis Centres and domestic violence refuges. A third of local authorities across the UK do not have specialised services, leaving many women without the support they deserve.
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Domestic Violence Journal Article Research Violence Against Women
Domestic violence and substance use: overlapping issues in separate services?
Journal name: Safe: The Domestic Abuse Quarterly Journal page: Winter 2006, 21-23
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Criminal Justice System Domestic Violence Evaluation Research Report
Prevention not Prediction? A preliminary evaluation of the Metropolitan Police Domestic Violence Risk Assessment Model (SPECSS)
This is the final report that explores the findings from an evaluation of the domestic violence risk assessment process piloted by the police in London and West Yorkshire. The project evaluated the effect of the ACPO risk assessment model by assessing whether it; Complies with the ACPO guidelines; Addresses victims
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Domestic Violence Journal Article
Domestic Violence and Substance Use: Tackling Complexity
Journal name: British Journal of Social Work Journal page: (2005) 35 (7) 1-18
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Domestic Violence Policy Research Research Report Violence Against Women
Domestic violence and substance use: overlapping issues in separate services?
This briefing summarieses findings from a one-year research porject, jointly funded by the Home Office and the Greater London Authority (GLA), which explored the overlap between domestic violence and substance use by men and women who are accessing services in these sectors. Both the Briefing Report and the Full Report
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Book Chapter Criminal Justice System Domestic Violence Europe Legislation
Family Violence and Police Response
Wilma Smeenk and Marijke Malsch (eds.), Ashgate (publishers) Chapter title: Moving in the Same or Different Directions? Reflections on Recent Developments in Domestic Violence Legislation in Europe
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Domestic Violence Research Report Support Projects Violence Against Women
Final Report of the Portsmouth Domestic Violence Intervention Project (EIP) Evaluation
This report evaluates an EIP pilot project based in Portsmouth. The aim of the project is to reduce repeat victimisation by providing support and information about the options available to anyone experiencing domestic violence at the point of crisis. Method: the development of a relational database to monitor and
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Domestic Violence Perpetrators Research Statistics Violence Against Women
Domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking: Findings from the British Crime Survey
Home Office Research Study 276. Extract of Foreword; ‘Inter-personal violence comprises crimes of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking.These are important forms of crime and the government is engaged in a major series of policy initiatives in order to deal with them. However, only a small fraction of these cases
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Criminal Justice System Domestic Violence Policy Prostitution Research Report Trafficking Violence Against Women
CEDAW Thematic Shadow Report: Violence Against Women in the UK
The Committee on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women is a United Nations Treaty Body, whose task is to oversea the implementation of the international Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). This Committee considers reports made by governments, and when
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Book Children Domestic Violence
Stop Hitting Mum!’ Children Talk about domestic violence
This is a touching book which demonstrates how children suffer. The authors interviewed 54 children who had lived with domestic violence, and this book quotes what these children had to say about how they feel.
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Domestic Violence Research Report
Working with Maternal Alienation in Domestic / Family Violence and Child Sexual Abuse
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Domestic Violence Feminist Theory Journal Article Violence by women
Explaining lesbian domestic violence
Journal name: Lesbian Network Journal page: Spring 2002 (67)
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Book Children Domestic Violence Effects of/surviving violence Policy Research Statistics
Children’s Perspectives on Domestic Violence
The research methodology and the problems encountered when studying a subject such as domestic violence, coupled with the ethical problems of researching with children, are discussed at length in the book. This gives a good insight into the intricacies of conducting such a research study. The research looked not only
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Book Chapter Domestic Violence Europe Evaluation Perpetrators Violence Against Women
Recommendationd of t he E.U: Expert Meeting on Violence Against Women
Laura Keeler (Ed.), (2001), Finland Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Report 2000:13, pp 78-84. Expert Meeting held 8-10 November 1999, Jyväskylä, Finland. Chapter title: Evaluation of Programmes for Perpetarors of Domestic Violence
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Children Conference Paper Domestic Violence Effects of/surviving violence
Children and Domestic Violence – Its Impacts and Links with Woman Abuse
Here Linda Regan discusses what is known about the impact on children of living with domestic violence and the links between the abuse of mothers and the abuse of children. The paper provides an overview of what is known from research on children’s experiences of domestic violence and explores the
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Book Chapter Children Domestic Violence Support Projects
What Works in Reducing Domestic Violence? A Comprehensive Guide for Professionals
Julie Taylor-Brown (ed.), 2001, Whiting and Birch Ltd. Chapter title: Supporting women and children in their communities: outreach and advocacy approaches to domestic violence
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Criminal Justice System Definitions Domestic Violence Research Report Violence Against Women
Challenging Violence Against Women: The Canadian Experience
This report is based on an investigative study of policy responses to violence against women in Canada, a country that was at the forefront of policy development in this field during the 1990s. It showcases this innovative work for a UK audience of policy makers, professionals, academics and activists.
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Children Domestic Violence Journal Article Policy
Complexities and contradictions: living with domestic violence and the UN Convention on Children’s Rights
Journal name: The International Journal of Children’s Rights Journal page: 8; 229-241
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Domestic Violence Policy Research Research Report Support Projects
From Good Intentions to Good Practice: Mapping Services Working With Families Where There is Domestic Violence
This report identifies and maps family support work with women, children and men within both the statutory and voluntary sectors throughout the UK; identifies innovative work throughout the country in relation to domestic violence and family support; explores specific cases of good practice in relation to work with women, children
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Book Chapter Children Domestic Violence Support Projects
Home Truths About Domestic Violence: Feminist Influences on Policy and Practice – A Reader
Jalna Hanmer and Catherine Itzin (eds.), Routledge Chapter title: Unsung innovation: the history of work with children in UK domestic violence refuges
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Conference Paper Definitions Domestic Violence Feminist Theory Policy Violence Against Women
Joined Up Responses to Complicated Lives: Making Connections Across Recently Constructed Boundaries
In this paper Liz Kelly explores the connections between a range of different forms of violence against women and considers some of the barriers that prevent these important connections being made in the context of service provision. Presented by Liz Kelly at the Domestic Violence: Enough is Enough Conference,
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Book Chapter Domestic Violence Feminist Theory Support Projects
The Multi-Agency Approach to Domestic Violence: New Opportunities, Old Challenges?
Nicola Harwin, Gill Hague and Ellen Malos (eds.), Whiting and Birch Ltd. Chapter title: What happened to the ‘F’ and ‘P’ words? Feminist reflections on inter-agency forums and the concept of partnership
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Criminal Justice System Domestic Violence Evaluation Research Research Report Statistics
Domestic Violence Matters: An Evaluation of a Development Project
This report documents the multi-methodological evaluation of ‘Domestic Violence Matters’ (DVM), an adaptation of a Canadian project – the Family Consultancy Service (London, Ontario) – which involves locating a team of skilled civilian support workers within the police service to follow up police responses to domestic violence. This report can
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Children Domestic Violence Effects of/surviving violence Policy Research Research Report Statistics Young People
Children’s Needs, Coping Strategies and Understanding of Woman Abuse
This multi-methodological study sought to discover how both children and young people understand domestic violence and how those who have lived with it cope with, and make sense, of their experiences. The primary themes of this research were children’s general understandings and perception of domestic violence; including whether they see
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Children Domestic Violence Journal Article Support Projects
Working with children in women’s refuges
Journal name: Child and Family Social Work Journal page: 3: 87-98
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Domestic Violence Evaluation Perpetrators Research Report Support Projects
Supporting Women and Challenging Men: Lessons from the Domestic Violence Intervention Project
This is the report of a CWASU evaluation of the Domestic Violence Intervention Project (DVIP) based in West London. Both arms of DVIP, the Violence Prevention Programme (VPP) which works with violent men and the Women’s Support Service (WSS) were evaluated. This is a process (rather than strictly an outcome)
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Children Domestic Violence Feminist Theory Journal Article Policy
When woman protection is the best kind of child protection: children, domestic violence and child abuse
Journal name: Administration Journal Journal (Dublin), 44 ; pages 118-135
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Book Chapter Domestic Violence Violence Against Women
Future Interventions with Battered Women and their Families
Jeff Edleson and Zvi Eisikovits (eds.), Sage Books Chapter title: Tensions and possibilities: Enhancing informal responses to domestic violence.
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Domestic Violence Journal Article Legislation Policy
The front and the back door – recent changes in legal responses to domestic violence
Journal name: Trouble and Strife Journal issue: 32 Journal page: 9-17
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Children Domestic Violence Policy Research Research Report Support Projects Young People
Children, Domestic Violence and Refuges: A Study of Needs and Responses
This report describes a research study that investigated work with children in refuges for women and children experiencing domestic violence.
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Book Chapter Children Domestic Violence Policy Research Violence Against Women
Children Living with Domestic Violence: Putting Men’s Abuse of Women on the Childcare Agenda
Audrey Mullender and Rebecca Morley (eds.), Whiting and Birch 1994 Chapter title: The interconnectedness of domestic violence and child abuse: challenges for research, policy and practice.
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Book Chapter Children Domestic Violence
The Links Between Domestic Violence and Child Abuse: Developing Services
Hackney Council Women’s Unit Chapter title: Exploring the connections and implications: children, domestic violence and child abuse Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy 2019-2022
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Book Child Sexual Abuse/Exploitation Children Domestic Violence Effects of/surviving violence Feminist Activism/Campaigning Feminist Theory Research Violence Against Women
Abuse of Women and Children: A Feminist Response
The papers in this monograph explore three related areas: Organised child sexual abuse, domestic violence and joint working between agencies dealing with child abuse. They represent the thinking of the London Metropolitan University’s Child and Women Abuse Studies Unit (formerly the Child Abuse Studies Unit). The Unit’s work approaches the
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Domestic Violence Journal Article Legislation
Change the law: options for reform of the law on murder and manslaughter
Change the law (2) — Jill Radford and Liz Kelly suggest options for legal reform.
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Definitions Domestic Violence Research Research Report Statistics
An Exploratory Study of the Prevalence of Sexual Abuse in a Sample of 16-21 Year Olds
This report focuses primarily on the overall prevalence of sexual abuse among a representative sample of young people, the forms of abuse they have experienced, the ages at which they occurred and the relationship between victim and abuser. A detailed questionnaire was completed by 1,244 students aged 16-21 attending seven Further Education Colleges in England, Scotland and Wales.
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Domestic Violence Policy Resource Training
Challenging Domestic Violence: A Training and Resource Pack
This Training and Resource Pack was aimed at anyone wanting to address domestic violence in their work or community setting. It was based on the Multi-Disciplinary Training for Trainers course conducted by the authors in 1989. The Pack was designed to provide simple ideas for organising and conducting training around
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Domestic Violence Policy Research Research Report Support Projects
“What Support?” An Exploratory Study of Council Policy and Practice and Local Support Services in the Area of Domestic Violence within Hammersmith and Fulham
This is the report of an eight-month study of the services available to women who experience domestic violence in the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. By way of a literature review, and questionnaires and interviews completed by workers in both the statutory and voluntary sectors and women who have experienced
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Book Chapter Definitions Domestic Violence Feminist Theory Violence Against Women
Feminist Perspectives on Wife Abuse
Michelle Bograd and Kersti Yllo (eds.), Sage Chapter title: How women define their experiences