De Montfort University SVDV research group

The De Montfort University research network for SVDV brings together academics, postgraduate research students, victim/survivors, practitioners and policy makers from a wide range of subject disciplines, but who all share an interest in all forms of sexual violence and domestic violence.

It is an active collaboration based at De Montfort University concerned with the development of effective strategies to reduce the incidence and impact of interpersonal violence and abuse on people’s lives.

Partners and Projects

Blog

Recent posts categorised as ‘blog’:

Healthcare professionals’ knowledge, attitudes, and experiences of FGM in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic scoping review: New Publication Dec 2020
We are pleased to announce that one of our network members (Kathryn Hinsliff-Smith) has a new co-authored publication along with their PhD student (Agatha Ejiroghene ogigbah Adogho and a colleague from Nottingham University Julie McGarry. ...
Mobile phone generic personal safety applications in domestic violence and abuse scenarios: Empowering or responsibilising victims? A practitioner lens
This is a co-authored blog by Associate Professor Di Turgoose and Dr Ruth E McKie on their work on technology, specifically generic personal safety applications, in domestic violence and abuse scenarios. The focus of this ...
Non-Human Animals at the Intersection of Domestic Violence: The Call for anthropocentricism to GIVE WAY!
This is Associate Professor Di Turgoose and Dr R E McKie’s 6th blog in a series of 6 on their work on pets and domestic abuse. The focus of this blog in on the international ...
Beyond Domestic Violence, Companion Animals and Independent Agency: Why as criminologists we need to converse beyond speciesism, towards an intersectional approach
This is Associate Professor Di Turgoose and Dr Ruth E. McKie’s 5th blog post in a series of 6 on pets and domestic abuse. This post focuses on the national reach of their work in ...
Ontological Diversifications: Greening Domestic Violence and Abuse studies on Companion Animals
This is Di Turgoose and Ruth McKie’s 4th blog post of six on pets and domestic abuse. This post focuses on the national reach of their work in the summer of 2019 at the British ...
Domestic Abuse and Pets Research: Local Impact June 2019
This is Di Turgoose and Ruth E. McKie’s third blog in a series of six on pets and domestic abuse. This blog details the local reach, influence and impact of their work in the area ...
Pets and Domestic Abuse Research: Local Impact March 2019
This is Di Turgoose and Ruth E. McKie’s second blog in a series of six on Pets/Companion Animals and Domestic Abuse. This blog details the local reach, influence and impact of their work in this ...
Decriminalising Adolescent to Parent Violence
In this blog Bettinson and Quinlan argue that Adolescents below the age of 16 who coerce and control a parent should not be criminalised by the controlling or coercive behaviour offence under s. 76 Serious Crime Act 2015. ...
Domestic Violence and Abuse, ‘Pets’ and Agency: A conversation we need to have and a call for action 2019
In this first blog in a series of six co-authors Di Turgoose and Dr Ruth E. McKie outline their recent (2019) work on pets/companion animals and domestic violence and abuse. In essence Ruth and Di ...
Giving a Royal voice to gender – based violence and sexual violence
This is a guest blog written by Dr Kathryn Hinsliff-Smith who is a Senior Research Fellow at De Montfort University in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. The blog discusses the important focussed work ...