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Teaching for social change: introducing ‘scrapbooking’ as a pedagogic approach towards ending gender-based violence (2022)
Journal Article
Walling-Wefelmeyer, R., Johnson, K., Westmarland, N., Dhir, A., & Lyons Sumroy, A. (2023). Teaching for social change: introducing ‘scrapbooking’ as a pedagogic approach towards ending gender-based violence. Journal of Gender-Based Violence, 7(1), 128-145. https://doi.org/10.1332/239868021x16661126604534

This article introduces and evaluates ‘scrapbooking’ as a critical pedagogic approach to gender-based violence (GBV). This approach is inspired by the rapid development of conceptual and methodological tools for researching violence and abuse and the... Read More about Teaching for social change: introducing ‘scrapbooking’ as a pedagogic approach towards ending gender-based violence.

Using restorative justice approaches to police domestic violence and abuse (2018)
Journal Article
Westmarland, N., McGlynn, C., & Humphreys, C. (2018). Using restorative justice approaches to police domestic violence and abuse. Journal of Gender-Based Violence, 2(2), 339-358. https://doi.org/10.1332/239868018x15266373253417

The use of restorative justice in cases of domestic abuse is highly controversial. While little is known about how restorative approaches are used by the police, recent research shows they are used on a widespread basis to respond to domestic abuse t... Read More about Using restorative justice approaches to police domestic violence and abuse.

Kaleidoscopic Justice: Sexual Violence and Victim-Survivors’ Perceptions of Justice (2018)
Journal Article
McGlynn, C., & Westmarland, N. (2019). Kaleidoscopic Justice: Sexual Violence and Victim-Survivors’ Perceptions of Justice. Social and Legal Studies, 28(2), 179-201. https://doi.org/10.1177/0964663918761200

This article proposes a more multifaceted way of thinking about victim-survivors’ perceptions of justice; what we have termed ‘kaleidoscopic justice’. Developed from an empirical investigation with 20 victim-survivors of sexual violence, kaleidoscopi... Read More about Kaleidoscopic Justice: Sexual Violence and Victim-Survivors’ Perceptions of Justice.

Under the radar: the widespread use of 'Out of Court resolutions' in policing domestic violence and abuse in the United Kingdom (2017)
Journal Article
McGlynn, C., Westmarland, N., & Johnson, K. (2018). Under the radar: the widespread use of 'Out of Court resolutions' in policing domestic violence and abuse in the United Kingdom. The British Journal of Criminology: An International Review of Crime and Society, 58(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azx004

The suitability of ‘out of court resolutions’ (restorative justice and community resolutions) in cases of domestic abuse is theoretically contentious and empirically under-researched. This study investigated the nature and extent of out of court reso... Read More about Under the radar: the widespread use of 'Out of Court resolutions' in policing domestic violence and abuse in the United Kingdom.

Older sex offenders – managing risk in the community from a policing perspective (2016)
Journal Article
Bows, H., & Westmarland, N. (2018). Older sex offenders – managing risk in the community from a policing perspective. Policing and Society, 28(1), 62-74. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2016.1138476

Although there has been an increase in research and policy attention examining sex offenders, their motivations and how ‘risk’ should be managed in relation to registered sex offenders in the community, the majority of these efforts have concentrated... Read More about Older sex offenders – managing risk in the community from a policing perspective.

Rape of Older People In The United Kingdom: Challenging The ‘Real Rape’ Stereotype (2015)
Journal Article
Bows, H., & Westmarland, N. (2017). Rape of Older People In The United Kingdom: Challenging The ‘Real Rape’ Stereotype. The British Journal of Criminology: An International Review of Crime and Society, 57(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azv116

Despite extensive research on rape and sexual violence, there exists an important gap in knowledge around older victims. This gap exists in relation to national statistics (the Crime Survey for England and Wales has an upper age limit of 59 for intim... Read More about Rape of Older People In The United Kingdom: Challenging The ‘Real Rape’ Stereotype.

Ethics in Violence and Abuse Research - a Positive Empowerment Approach (2014)
Journal Article
Downes, J., Kelly, L., & Westmarland, N. (2014). Ethics in Violence and Abuse Research - a Positive Empowerment Approach. Sociological Research Online, 19(1), https://doi.org/10.5153/sro.3140

Research governance, including research ethics committees and data protection legislation, is invested in protecting the individual rights of participants in social care and health research. Increasingly funders expect evidence of outcomes that engag... Read More about Ethics in Violence and Abuse Research - a Positive Empowerment Approach.

"I just wanted him to hear me": sexual violence and the possibilities of restorative justice (2012)
Journal Article
McGlynn, C., Westmarland, N., & Godden, N. (2012). "I just wanted him to hear me": sexual violence and the possibilities of restorative justice. Journal of Law and Society, 39(2), 213-240. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6478.2012.00579.x

The use of restorative justice in cases of sexual violence is highly contentious. Resistance comes from those who argue that it may trivialise violence against women, re-victimise the vulnerable and endanger the safety of victim-survivors. On the oth... Read More about "I just wanted him to hear me": sexual violence and the possibilities of restorative justice.