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Shedding light on domestic violence
The British Journal of Criminology has published a special online issue 'Shedding Light: Domestic Violence Research in the BJC (1960-2014)' with all content free to download...
Comment
I would build... a movement to engage men in preventing violence against women and girls
Preventing violence against women and girls (VAWG) is increasingly considered to require alternative, proactive approaches which function alongside the (largely reactive) UK criminal justice...
Publication
Empower, resist, transform. A collection of essays
This essay collection highlights how women facing criminalisation and gender based violence are repeatedly failed by society.
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Ched Evans, contrition and challenging sexism
Our Director Richard Garside was quoted in a comment piece on the BBC News Magazine website about Ched Evans. The article considers the implications of Evans' lack of remorse for his rape conviction.
Richard says:...
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Comment on Ched Evans
Commenting on the ongoing controversy surrounding the future of footballer Ched Evans, Richard Garside, the Centre's director, said:
I have been shocked and appalled by the vile and hateful sexism stirred up by this case. It has no place in football, or in British society more
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Global Status Report on Violence Prevention 2014
A joint report from the World Health Organization, the United Nations Development Programme, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime reveals that 475 000 people were murdered in 2012, and homicide is the third leading cause of death globally for males aged 15-44 years. Despite...
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The Lancet: Calls for action on violence against women and girls
The Lancet has released a new series on violence against women and girls. Five papers cover the evidence base for interventions, discuss the vital role of the health sector in care and prevention, show...
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Violence prevention roundtable held today
The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies hosted a roundtable event today to consider the existing knowledge about interventions and policies that prevent violence against women and girls. Held as part of our Justice Matters for Women initiative, the...
Comment
Violence against women: Changing the prescription
Jane Martinson, writing about her time as Women’s Editor at The Guardian,...
News
Report on global violence
An assessment paper commissioned by the Copenhagen Consensus Centre has revealed that violence between individuals kills 9 times more people than wars...
Comment
Putting women in their place
Bea Campbell, in the final pages of her recent book, The End of Equality,...