The call for papers for the SLSA conference 2025 in University of Liverpool is now open. Susan Leahy, Siobhan Weare and I are looking forward to convening the Sexual Offences and Offending stream. Send your abstracts by 18 December. QUB School of Law Centre for Crime, Justice & Victim Studies (CCJVS) Lancaster University All-Ireland Network on Sexual Violence Research QUB Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Members of the public will become jurors in a mock trial in a new research project led by Dr Siobhan Weare of Lancaster Law and Crim, in an aim to better understand the jury's decision-making process ⚖️📝 UK Research and Innovation | Economic and Social Research Council lancaster.ac.uk/news/researche…

On #InternationalMensDay2024, we launched research we had commissioned into the effects of intimate partner violence on men and boys. This is an important step in driving change to make sure support is available for those victims. Read it here: cvocni.org/publications/m…

Excited to share this new paper introducing Siobhan Weare and I's Forced-To-Penetrate Myth Acceptance Scale (FTP=MAS), the first-ever tool .capturing myths towards sexual violence perpetrated by women against men. Full article/scale free to download below researchgate.net/publication/38…

Don't forget to submit your abstracts to the Sexual Offences and Offending stream for the 2025 SLSA conference. Eithne Dowds, Susan Leahy, and I are all looking forward to another year of great research being shared.

‘Madame Pelicot has said shame must change sides. Has it?’ ‘It’s beginning to…’ Last wk I spoke to Gisele Pelicot’s lawyer, Stephane Babonneau #Newsnight

Gisele Pelicot has delivered a statement after her ex-husband was sentenced to 20 years in prison She said she 'never regretted' opening the doors of the trial, 'so society could see what was happening'. Read more: trib.al/waXWm49

Today, 51 men were sentenced for committing various sexual abuse crimes against Gisèle Pelicot, including her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot, who was given the maximum sentence in France of 20 years for rape. It's concerning that only he received the full sentence proposed by 1/4

It's sexual violence and sexual abuse awareness week. We want to take this opportunity to encourage everyone to respond to the DoJ's ongoing consultation on the planned victims and witnesses Bill. This is a chance to make a real change for victims here. youtube.com/watch?v=iGB6E5…

Thank you Allison Morris your support has been so appreciated. Welook forward to the Responsible Reporting Matters event Queen's University Belfast 🎓 on Monday 3rd March. There is a great line of speakers including local journalists supporting this work. There are a few places left details below

📢Still time to register for our Public Lecture on Ending Violence against Women & Girls. Speaker Dr Avni Amin from WHO & guest panellists Claire Archbold Sonya McMullan Dr Susan Lagdon lorna lawther & Prof Dirk Schubotz #VAWG #EVAWG 📆7 March 5-7.30pm: bit.ly/3DgUju8

Dr Eithne Dowds@eithne_dowds and Dr Siobhan McAlister@siobhanmc74 hosted Prof. Helen Beckett from the University of Central Lancashire on Wednesday 26 February for a talk on "Journeys through Justice: Children’s Experiences of Criminal Justice Processes following Sexual Abuse".

📢 Call for Papers: Reforming Legal and Policy Responses to Investigating and Prosecuting Sexual Violence Conference 📍 Queen’s University Belfast 🗓️ 19th & 20th June 2025 Call for papers now open, submit before 31st March PGR bursaries available! #callforpapers #conference

Really looking forward to hosting this conference in June 2025 with Elizabeth Agnew Susan Leahy Siobhan Weare. Abstracts due 31st March 2025. QUB School of Law Mitchell Institute at QUB SLSA

Call for Papers: Reforming Legal and Policy Responses to Investigating and Prosecuting Sexual Violence Conference 📍 Queen’s University Belfast 🗓️ 19th & 20th June 2025 Call for papers now open, submit before 31st March PGR bursaries available! #callforpapers #conference

Calling all sexual violence researchers 📢There’s still time to submit papers to be involved in this event - deadline is next week. Full details below ⬇️ Submission link - forms.office.com/pages/response…

There is still time to submit your abstract for our conference on reforming responses to sexual violence. Deadline 31st March. Susan Leahy Elizabeth Agnew Siobhan Weare SLSA QUB School of Law Mitchell Institute at QUB All-Ireland Network on Sexual Violence Research

Join us for what promises to be a great conference QUB School of Law this June! Submit your abstracts by 31st March to share your research with colleagues from across the UK & Ireland- great opportunity to network & exchange ideas.

New Queen's Policy Engagement Briefing Paper – Rethinking the Role of Good Character Evidence in Rape and Sexual Offence Trials by Dr Eithne Dowds QUB School of Law - qpol.qub.ac.uk/rethinking-the…