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Safer transport for women and girls through better data collection

Reka Solymosi By Reka Solymosi Filed Under: All posts Posted: February 19, 2025

It is estimated that only 17% of victims of sexual violence report the crime. This underreporting of sexual harassment and violence against women and girls (VAWG) on public transport hampers efforts to design evidence-based safety measures, leaving women to navigate unsafe conditions that undermine their mobility and freedom. Reducing gendered violence on public transport is […]

Tagged With: crime, gender inequalities, justice, policing, SoSS, transport

How to halve violence against women and girls

David GaddBarry Godfrey By David Gadd, Caroline Miles and Barry Godfrey Filed Under: All posts Posted: November 25, 2024

In February 2024, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls urged the UK government to ‘do more to translate its political recognition of the scale of violence against women and girls into action’. In response, the Labour Party, now in government, declared its ‘landmark mission to halve violence against women and […]

Tagged With: Domestic abuse, gender inequalities, justice, policing, SoSS

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The abuse of women runners: Implications for the violence against women and girls policy agenda

Rose Broad By Caroline Miles and Rose Broad Filed Under: All posts, British Politics Posted: November 4, 2024

New research at The University of Manchester has found that over two-thirds of women runners across Greater Manchester and Merseyside have experienced abuse. This has taken the form of physical and sexual assaults, verbal abuse, being followed, flashing, and harassment, with only 5% reporting it to the police. This briefing highlights key findings, along with […]

Tagged With: crime, gender inequalities, Health & Safety, justice, policing, SoSS, sport

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Online safety: Child abuse and exploitation in eXtended Reality

Picture of Steve Pettifer By Emma Barrett and Steve Pettifer Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Digital Futures Posted: June 13, 2022

In 2020 a team led by Professor Emma Barrett and Professor Steve Pettifer was commissioned by GCHQ to examine how child exploitation and abuse may evolve in light of the latest emerging technology trend: the widespread adoption of immersive ‘eXtended Reality’ (XR) technologies, including Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality. Their report synthesises research on online […]

Tagged With: Children & Young People, CMI, crime, cyber crime, digital, Digital Futures, Metaverse, National Intelligence, online safety bill, policing, SoSS, technology, VR, wellbeing, XR

Bridge in Belfast on a dark night.

The Sex Buyer Law: what can policymakers learn from Northern Ireland?

Head shot of Dr Peter Backus By Peter Backus Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Health and Social Care Posted: October 13, 2021

In 2015, Northern Ireland criminalised the purchasing, but not the selling, of sex. A proposal that has become increasingly popular with policymakers across Europe in recent decades. The adoption of this law is a policy of the Scottish National Party and it is currently up for debate in the British Parliament. This new law was […]

Tagged With: communities, crime, economy, law, policing, SoSS

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Dark figure of crime: do police-recorded crime statistics serve all areas of Greater Manchester equally?

Picture of Miss Yongyu ZengPicture of Dr Angelo MorettiPhoto of Dr David Buil-GIl By Yongyu Zeng, Angelo Moretti and David Buil-Gil Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Urban Posted: September 6, 2021

Unrecorded crime is one of the greatest challenges facing policing today. Ineffective police-recording of crimes can break trust between the Police and public, and lead to failing crime prevention strategies. After facing criticism about crime-data management, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) recently implemented measures aimed at improving its crime-recording system. In this blog, Yongyu Zeng, Angelo […]

Tagged With: communities, crime, Greater Manchester, inequalities, policing

Domestic Abuse Bill 2019-2021: Does the inclusion of ‘relatives’ go far enough in addressing the issue of adolescent to parent violence?

By Caroline Miles and Rachel Condry Filed Under: All posts Posted: July 6, 2020

The Domestic Abuse Bill 2019-2021 will receive its third reading today. Once this long awaited Bill passes through Parliament, assuming it receives Royal Assent, it will ultimately mean that for the first time in England and Wales, there will be a criminal offence of domestic abuse. In this blog, Caroline Miles and Rachel Condry examine […]

Tagged With: caring responsibilities & children, crime, Domestic abuse, Domestic Abuse Bill, domestic abuse support, domestic violence, gender equality, gender inequalities, gender-based violence, inequalities, justice, legislation, policing, Public Bill, safeguarding, SoSS

Gender and sexual violence

David Gadd By Cath White, Rabiya Majeed-Ariss and David Gadd Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care Posted: March 2, 2020

Sexual violence can have devastating consequences for victims. In this blog, Dr Catherine White, Dr Rabiya Majeed-Ariss and Professor David Gadd explore how gender intersects with social demographic characteristics to compound vulnerabilities and complicate access to services. Most adult victims of sexual violence are females, and perpetrators of sexual violence are predominantly male. In 2017, […]

Tagged With: #OnGender, crime, disability, domestic violence, gender equality, gender inequalities, gender-based violence, Health & Social Care, inequalities, mental health, policing, sexual violence, SoSS

Little – if any – evidence to suggest increased stop and search can reduce levels of violent crime

By Matteo Tiratelli Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Urban Posted: February 14, 2018

The use of stop and search has reduced in recent years in London, but there have been recent calls to increase its use. Matteo Tiratelli argues that a new study finds little, if any evidence, to suggest increased stop and search can reduce levels of violent crime. As violent crime has risen, there’s been a […]

Tagged With: crime, justice, Metropolitan Police, policing, Stop and search

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Regional crime tsars face their first real test – but where are the women?

Francesca Gains By Francesca Gains Filed Under: All posts Posted: May 4, 2016

Thursday 5 May is a ‘Super Thursday’ for all kinds of non-Westminster elections, with candidates running for office for London Assembly and Mayor, many local authorities, the Scottish Parliament, Welsh and Northern Ireland Assemblies. Polling also takes place for 40 of the 41 Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales – but as […]

Tagged With: crime, elections, gender, law and order, PCCs, police and crime commissioners, policing

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