Reports and Papers
30 results found.
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Domestic Abuse Perpetrators Research Research Report Resource
Project Bright Light transforming the police response to domestic abuse
Project Bright Light, which took place between January and May 2025, aimed to lay the foundation for radically improving the police response to domestic abuse. It applied the ‘six Pillar’ methodological approach established by Operation Soteria. This involved close police-academic co-production to collect, analyse and interpret a range of data
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Child Sexual Abuse/Exploitation Domestic Violence Evaluation Evaluation Perpetrators Protection Research Research Report Resource Sexual Harassment Violence Against Women Young People
On the Cusp of Systems Change
On the Cusp of Systems Change The Safe & Together London Partnership project evaluation – Years 3/4 Our report presents evaluation findings from Years 3/4 of the London Partnership Model (LPM) implementing Safe & Together across six London boroughs. It draws on multiple data sources, including: interviews and action learning
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Domestic Abuse Domestic Violence Perpetrators Protection Rape Research Resource Sexual Harassment Violence Against Women
Transforming the police response to domestic abuse
Project Bright Light Transforming the police response to domestic abuse The first briefing from Project Bright Light, an action research project on the police response to domestic abuse, focuses on national policy issues. The research, conducted in partnership with Avon and Somerset police, found significant systemic problems
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Evaluation Research Report Resource
Final evaluation of the TUC pilot training programme Building preventative cultures
Keepung Courage Alive: An evaluation of the TUC’s training pilot ‘Tackling sexual harassment: building preventative cultures in the trade union movement’ Authors: Dr Fiona Vera-Gray, Dr Sukhwant Dhaliwal
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Children Domestic Abuse Domestic Violence Evaluation Perpetrators Research Research Report Resource Sexual Harassment
Safe and Together Evaluation Report Yr2
EVALUATION REPORT 2 This report presents evaluation findings from Year 2 of the Safe & Together (S&T) London Partnership Project’s work to implement the Safe and Together model across six (five
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Position Paper Rape Research Report Resource Violence Against Women
Operation Soteria
Briefing Two from CWASU’s work on Operation Soteria Bluestone presents new findings on the scale of rape reporting to and recording by police, and the charge rate, in England and Wales. Operation Soteria Bluestone brings together police forces with academics, using evidence and new insight to
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Domestic Abuse Domestic Violence Evaluation Perpetrators Research Report Resource
Safe and Together Early engagement and intervention with domestic abuse perpetrators
GREEN SHOOTS OF CHANGE: SAFE & TOGETHER – EARLY ENGAGEMENT AND INTERVENTION WITH DOMESTIC ABUSE PERPETRATORS EVALUATION REPORT YEAR 1 Safe and Together is an internationally recognised systems change intervention which seeks to change both practice and systems in responses
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Domestic Abuse Evaluation Research Report Resource
Living at the Edge: CWASU Evaluation of the Support for Migrant Victims Programme
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Child Sexual Abuse/Exploitation Children Definitions Protection Research Research Report Resource Violence Against Women Young People
Identifying and responding to child sexual abuse within complex safeguarding approaches
Complex safeguarding is an approach to responding to criminal activity (often organised) or behaviour associated with criminality, involving children and adults, where there are concerns of exploitation and/or safeguarding concerns. Complex safeguarding often involves agencies and practitioners, working together to tackle various forms of exploitation – primarily child sexual exploitation
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Domestic Abuse Domestic Violence Gender Issues Research Report Resource Security and Justice Violence Against Women
Extremism and VAWG Roundtable: A Summary
A summary of a roundtable discussion in July 2019 with VAWG sector practitioners which explored their experiences of racial and religious supremacist movements and ideologies, their responses and their thoughts on what should or could be the role of the VAWG sector in challenging these.
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Domestic Abuse Domestic Violence Gender Issues Perpetrators Policy Research Report Research Review Resource Security and Justice Violence Against Women
Literature Review: The Links Between Radicalisation and Violence Against Women
This literature review provides definitions of religious supremacism and fundamentalism on the one hand and racial or white supremacism, the UK Far Right and the Alt Right on the other. It also contains a discussion of gendered approaches to preventing violent extremism. The review identified significant gaps in knowledge and
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Domestic Abuse Domestic Violence Effects of/surviving violence Evaluation Protection Research Report Resource Study Victim Survivors Violence Against Women
They saved my life
This project is an evaluation of the Ascent Advice & Counselling (A&C) partnership which delivers free, confidential and specialist support, advice and counselling for women and girls in London who have experienced domestic and/or sexual violence. The evaluation covers the period April 2017 to March 2021 The Child &
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Child Sexual Abuse/Exploitation Children Harassment Resource Sexual Harassment Violence Against Women Young People
Bystanders Project: Speak Up/Out Manual
The Speak Up/Out programme of lesson plans and resources intended to raise awareness of sexual harassment and sexism. For discussions with young people and with schools staff.
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Research Report Resource
Key messages from research on child sexual exploitation
These short ‘Key Messages' bring together the current research on child sexual exploitation with implications for practice and strategic commissioning.
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Research Report Resource
Review of research and policy on financial abuse
A Review of Research and Policy on Financial Abuse within Intimate Partner Relationships This literature review was undertaken by CWASU to inform the development of the ‘Money Matters’ research produced by The Cooperative Bank and Refuge.
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Resource
Give and Get Consent
A resource for teaching sexual consent to Key Stages 3 & 4
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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
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Legislation Rape Research Research Report Resource
Different systems, similar outcomes? Tracking attrition in reported rape cases in eleven European countries
Summary reports
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Resource Violence Against Women
Violence against women: A briefing document on international issues and responses
An updated and revised version of the original British Council Briefing Document published in 1999. This revised document is an introduction to definitions, scale and impact of violence against women, relationship with development and exploration of responses.
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Health Rape Resource Violence Against Women
Forensic Nursing: an option for improving responses to reported rape and sexual assault
Home Office Development and Practice Report 31. The aim of this document is to provide concise guidance for a range professionals who have a role in commissioning, organising or directly providing forensic examinations for those who have reported a rape or sexual assault. The report, which is based
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Europe Resource Support Projects Trafficking Training
www.stoppingtraffic.org
This site contained all of the materials and resources from the Stopping Traffic in Women and Children Training for Trainers (TfT) courses provided to project participants by CWASU since March 2001. This site has now expired. The site also contained useful links to other relevant counter trafficking sites, these links
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Feminist Theory Policy Resource Violence Against Women
Violence Against Women: The UK Context
Governance Information Pack China, (2000) (for The British Council).
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Resource Training Violence Against Women
The VIP Guide: Vision, Innovation and Professionalism in Policing Violence Against Women and Children
The title of this document refers to three aspects of police work that can transform responses to violence against women: Vision, Innovation and Professionalism. The VIP Guide is an awareness-raising tool; it is designed for self-directed study and personal development by individual police officers and also has a second subsidiary
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Resource Training Violence Against Women
Capacity building programme for the police to combat violence against women
In Police and Human Rights – Beyond 2000: Report of the Final Working Conference organised under the Programme ‘Police and Human Rights 1997-2000’ and the Launch Conference of the Programme ‘Police and Human Rights – Beyond 2000’, (2000) The Council of Europe.
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Europe Resource Support Projects Training Violence Against Women
British Council Directory of UK Resources on Violence Against Women
The British Council commissioned CWASU to compile, in Directory format, its extensive knowledge of the institutions, organisations and individuals in the UK that are working in the field of violence against women. View the Directory at the British Council website
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Child Sexual Abuse/Exploitation Definitions Legislation Policy Prostitution Rape Resource Statistics Trafficking Violence Against Women
Violence Against Women: A Briefing Document on International Issues and Responses
An introduction to the issue of violence against women, this document summarises the international context; definitions and key concepts; the scale of violence against women internationally; the impact of violence on women’s lives; the connections to development, and five stages of response. Available from: The Child and Woman Abuse Studies
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Child Sexual Abuse/Exploitation Feminist Activism/Campaigning Feminist Theory Health Resource
Child Sexual Abuse: Towards a Feminist Professional Practice
This is the report of a conference on child sexual abuse held by the (then) Child Abuse Studies Unit at the (then) Polytechnic of North London in April 1987. It was intended to help establish a feminist presence in both public and professional debate and action on child sexual abuse,
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Feminist Theory Policy Resource Violence Against Women
Final Report of Activities of the EG-S-VL (Group of Specialists for Combating Violence Against Women): The COE Plan of Action for Combating Violence Against Women
This Group of Specialists for combating violence against women was established to develop this Plan of Action under the auspices of the Council of Europe's Steering Committee for Equality between Women and Men.
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Children Disability Resource Training
Multiple needs/multiple oppression’. In ABCD: Abuse and Children who are Disabled – A Training and Resource Pack, Department of Health, London.
Available from: The Department of Health Department of Health PO Box 777 London SE1 6XH Telephone: 08701 555455 Fax: 01623 724524 E-mail: doh@prolog.uk.com www.dh.gov.uk
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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
