- SVDV Seminar: John Worboys and Parole Board decision-making? 24th SeptemberDMU’s SVDV Research Network’s were delighted to host Danielle Bates and Professor Gavin Dingwall from DMU’s School of Law on 24th September 2018. They presented a paper entitled: How has the John Worboys decision altered Parole Board decision-making? Danielle ...
- Service User Involvement Event 15th June 2018Empowering those affected by sexual or domestic violence: What does service user involvement mean and how can it be implemented across service providers? This well attended event was hosted by members of the network: Professor Julie ...
- Coercion, Trauma and Women in the Criminal Justice System (12 May 2017, 2-4pm)I Felt Trapped And I Couldn’t See Another Option: Women Co-offenders’ Pathways Into Crime And Experiences Of Coercion Dr Charlotte Barlow (Lancaster University) will discuss the growing body of literature which supports the claim that women ...
- Coercion and Control Conference hosted at DMU (11th Nov 2016)The Coercion and Control in the commission of sexual violence and domestic violence conference was a great success at De Montfort University on the 11th November 2016. With fantastic inputs from: Ruth Aitken from REFUGE, ...
- Dr Lisa Oakley, ‘Exploring Spiritual Abuse and the implications for policy and practice’: SVDV seminar hosted at DMU (8 June 2016)On Wednesday 8th June 2016, Dr Lisa Oakley (pictured) presented a seminar at DMU entitled: “The whole thing is based on fear- this is abuse and people need to know that” – Exploring Spiritual Abuse ...
- Dr Alison Phipps: ‘Lad Culture and Sexual Violence’, SVDV seminar hosted at DMU (9 July 2015)On 9 July 2015, SVDV hosted a research seminar on “Lad Culture” and Sexual Violence in Higher Education, presented by Dr Alison Phipps University of Sussex. The seminar workshop explored sexism, sexual harassment and violence ...
- LGBT Community and Domestic Violence research networking event, hosted at DMU (24 September 2014)(Pictured) Vanessa Bettinson of DMU’s Law School and Sarah Hilder of DMU’s Criminal and Community Justice Division were the academic co-hosts of De Montfort University’s colloquium on The LGBT Community and Domestic Violence. Challenges to ...
- Safeguarding and promoting well-being in the context of sexual violence and domestic violence Conference (4 November 2014)Tuesday 4th November 2014 saw DMU host the 3rd annual Leicester City Council Children and Adults Safeguarding Boards Conference, on this year’s theme of Addressing Sexual Violence and Domestic Violence. Pictured are Assistant Chief Constable Roger ...
- IDVC Interdisciplinary Domestic Violence Conference, hosted at DMU (16 December 2013)The Interdisciplinary Domestic Violence Conference was a joint enterprise hosted between the Faculties of Business and Law, and Health and Life Sciences at De Montfort University, Leicester. It aims were to explore the challenges of ...
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
