1998

Legacies of Abuse - "It's More Complicated Than That": A Qualitative Study of the Meaning and Impacts of Sexual Abuse in Childhood

The primary objective of this study was to explore the ways in which the gender and age of victim and abuser affected the meanings and impacts of sexual abuse in childhood in a non-clinical sample of women and men. The study includes a review of the literature on the influence of the gender and age of both the victim and the abuser on the experience of sexual abuse in childhood; a secondary analysis of ESRC prevalence study data in order to highlight the differences with regard to age and gender and in-depth interviews with adults whose experiences differ in relation to gender and age.

See Project: A Qualitative Study of the Meaning and Impacts of Sexual Abuse in Childhood

Available from: The Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit £6.50 plus £1.00 p&p

LegaciesofAbuse_QualitativeStudy.pdf (download acrobat reader)

Authors: Sheila Burton, Liz Kelly, Linda Regan

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) evaluation which explores a wide range of policy and practice issues. The report provides information on the structure, content and process of work within DVIP, exploring how both VPP and WSS work; what they do; and the tensions and dilemmas that arise in the course of this kind of work. The report also contains an examination of what the project has learnt and how it has changed over the course of the two-year study; where work with violent men is located in relation to current policy and multi-agency responses, and what pro-active approaches to work with women have to offer.

A summary is available to view at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation website.

See Project: Evaluation of the Domestic Violence Intervention Project

Available from: The Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit £11.95 plus £1.00 p&p And Policy Press, Bristol

SupportingwomenChallengingmen.pdf (download acrobat reader)

Authors: Sheila Burton, Liz Kelly, Linda Regan

Young People's Attitudes Towards Violence, Sex and Relationships: A Survey and Focus Group Study

This study investigated young people's attitudes towards violence, sex and relationships drawing upon a large-scale survey and in-depth focus groups. The study findings highlight the extent to which young people tolerate violence against women and documents widespread acceptance of forced sex and physical violence among young women, and to a greater extent, among young men.

See Project: Young People's Attitudes Towards Violence, Sex and Relationships: A Survey and Focus Group Study

Available from: The Zero Tolerance Charitable Trust, 25 Portland Street, Edinburgh, EN1 2AE, UK www.zerotolerance.org.uk

Authors: Sheila Burton, Liz Kelly, Jenny Kitzinger, Linda Regan

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