Reports and Papers
82 results found.
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Research Report
2013 Forced Marriage Report
College and University Responses to Forced Marriage This report presents findings on how tertiary education institutions in the UK address issues of forced marriage and violence against women when students are affected: how do institutions respond, what are their strengths, and what could be better? Findings were based on stakeholder
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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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Research Report
Realising Rights: Case studies on state responses to violence against women and children in Europe
CWASU led this partnership between the University of Osnabrück, the German Institute for Human Youth Services and Family Law (DIJuF) and Tilburg University (INTERVICT – International Victimology Institute). Realising Rights (RRS) was funded by the EU DAPHNE III programme and explores both fields of violence. Its aims were: – to
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Research Report
Realising Rights: Case studies on state responses to violence against women and children in Europe – further briefing reports
Further briefing papers for the Realising Rights project above, including three German briefing documents.
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Research Report
Strengthening Relationships, Building Futures: An Evaluation of the nia project Family Learning Programme
This evaluation was commissioned by the nia project to explore both processes and outcomes of the Family Learning Programme (FLP). The programme delivered, from April 2008 to July 2011, family learning opportunities through play to mothers/carers and their children from black, minority ethnic and refugee (BMER) communities who are affected
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Research Report
Into the Foreground: an Evaluation of the Jacana Parenting Programme
The Jacana Parenting Service was a pilot programme developed and delivered in partnership between the nia project and Domestic Violence Intervention Project (DVIP) to support parents affected by current and historic domestic violence (DV) in Hackney. The programme offered separate interventions for men as perpetrators and support to women as
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Research Report
Boys Think Girls are Toys?: An evaluation of the nia project prevention programme on sexual exploitation
An evaluation of a prevention programme focussing on sexual exploitation for both young people and professionals. The programme was delivered across London by the nia project, in partnership with the Children’s Society from September 2007 to December 2010, with three broad aims: – To increase the number of young people
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Research Report
Islands in the stream: An evaluation of four London independent domestic violence advocacy schemes
This report presents the results of an evaluation of four Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy (IDVA) schemes in London. The evaluation was commissioned by the Trust for London (formerly known as City Parochial Foundation) and the Henry Smith Charity.
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Research Report
A Missing Link? An Exploratory Study of the Connections Between Non-Consensual Sex and Teenage Pregnancy
Teenage pregnancy has been a policy priority traversing health, education and crime agendas at national and local levels for a decade. In 1999 a twin track strategy for England and Wales was introduced that aimed to halve teenage conception rates among under 18s by 2010, whilst simultaneously reducing social exclusion
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Research Report Resource
Different systems, similar outcomes? Tracking attrition in reported rape cases in 11 European countries
Attrition, the process by which rape cases fall out of the justice system before reaching trial, has been highlighted as a critical issue in several English-speaking countries with common-law systems, and there is emerging research in some European countries. In virtually all countries where major studies have been published, the