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Professor Simon Hackett's Outputs (64)

Life course outcomes and developmental pathways for children and young people with harmful sexual behaviour (2022)
Journal Article
Hackett, S., Darling, A. J., Balfe, M., Masson, H., & Phillips, J. (2024). Life course outcomes and developmental pathways for children and young people with harmful sexual behaviour. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 30(2), 145-165. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2022.2124323

Most outcome studies for children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour have focused on sexual recidivism as their primary outcome measure. Relatively little is known about broader life outcomes for children displaying such beh... Read More about Life course outcomes and developmental pathways for children and young people with harmful sexual behaviour.

‘It’s like we’re locked in a box’: Girls’ and mothers’ experiences of the police and legal system following child sexual abuse (2021)
Journal Article
Butterby, K., & Hackett, S. (2022). ‘It’s like we’re locked in a box’: Girls’ and mothers’ experiences of the police and legal system following child sexual abuse. Children & Society, 36(1), 149-165. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12490

This article focuses on girls’ and mothers’ experiences of police and criminal justice system responses and the impact of investigation processes following reporting of child sexual abuse. Participants spoke of a lack of timely therapeutic provision... Read More about ‘It’s like we’re locked in a box’: Girls’ and mothers’ experiences of the police and legal system following child sexual abuse.

Deconstructing discourses in assessments of child neglect (2021)
Journal Article
Casey, B., & Hackett, S. (2021). Deconstructing discourses in assessments of child neglect. The British Journal of Social Work, 51(6), 2097-2115. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcab044

This article presents the findings of a qualitative study exploring how child neglect is ‘performed’ in social work practice. Informed by Foucauldian and feminist theoretical positions, semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten local authori... Read More about Deconstructing discourses in assessments of child neglect.

Sexual abuse of parents (2020)
Book Chapter
Bows, H., & Hackett, S. (2020). Sexual abuse of parents. In T. Shackelford (Ed.), The SAGE handbook of domestic violence. SAGE Publications

Young men with harmful sexual behaviour problems: a qualitative exploration of the nature and characteristics of their violence (2020)
Journal Article
Balfe, M., Hackett, S., Masson, H., & Phillips, J. (2021). Young men with harmful sexual behaviour problems: a qualitative exploration of the nature and characteristics of their violence. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 27(2), 139-152. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2020.1752834

There is a lack of exploratory data describing the offences and violent acts of young people with harmful sexual behaviour problems. Such research is necessary to provide realistic insight into the nature of this group and their behaviours; and to he... Read More about Young men with harmful sexual behaviour problems: a qualitative exploration of the nature and characteristics of their violence.

Situational Factors in Female-Perpetrated Child Sexual Abuse in Organisations: Implications for Prevention (2019)
Journal Article
Darling, A., & Hackett, S. (2020). Situational Factors in Female-Perpetrated Child Sexual Abuse in Organisations: Implications for Prevention. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 26(1), 5-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2019.1695968

Despite increasing interest in child sexual abuse occurring in organisations, the perpetration of such abuse by females is largely ignored. This study examined situational factors in 136 cases of sexual abuse perpetrated by women working with childre... Read More about Situational Factors in Female-Perpetrated Child Sexual Abuse in Organisations: Implications for Prevention.

The disrupted sociologies of young people with harmful sexual behaviours (2019)
Journal Article
Balfe, M., Hackett, S., Masson, H., & Phillips, J. (2019). The disrupted sociologies of young people with harmful sexual behaviours. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 25(2), 177-192. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2019.1589003

Few studies, particularly few qualitative studies, have focused on the family and social contexts of young people with harmful sexual behaviours. This article, therefore, seeks to provide insight into the more detailed, lived experience of this group... Read More about The disrupted sociologies of young people with harmful sexual behaviours.

Experiences of young people with harmful sexual behaviors in services: a qualitative study (2019)
Journal Article
Balfe, M., Hackett, S., Masson, H., & Phillips, J. (2019). Experiences of young people with harmful sexual behaviors in services: a qualitative study. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 28(6), 649-666. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2019.1573390

Young people are responsible for a significant number of the sexual offenses that are committed every year. These young people are generally referred to specialist services for treatment. This article explores the health characteristics and service e... Read More about Experiences of young people with harmful sexual behaviors in services: a qualitative study.

Female sex offenders who abuse children whilst working in organisational settings: offending, conviction and sentencing (2018)
Journal Article
Darling, A., Hackett, S., & Jamie, K. (2018). Female sex offenders who abuse children whilst working in organisational settings: offending, conviction and sentencing. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 24(2), 195-213. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2018.1476601

To date, there has been very little research into the phenomenon of female-perpetrated institutional child sexual abuse (CSA). This study explored 71 cases of CSA perpetrated by women working with children, considered by UK police and courts between... Read More about Female sex offenders who abuse children whilst working in organisational settings: offending, conviction and sentencing.

Young people who display harmful sexual behaviors and their families: A qualitative systematic review of their experiences of professional interventions (2018)
Journal Article
Campbell, F., Booth, A., Hackett, S., & Sutton, A. (2020). Young people who display harmful sexual behaviors and their families: A qualitative systematic review of their experiences of professional interventions. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, 21(3), 456-469. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838018770414

It is estimated that 30–50% of all childhood sexual abuse involves other young people as perpetrators. The treatment of harmful sexual behavior (HSB) in young people has evolved from interventions developed for use with adult perpetrators of sexual o... Read More about Young people who display harmful sexual behaviors and their families: A qualitative systematic review of their experiences of professional interventions.

Young people who engage in child sexual exploitation behaviours. An exploratory study (2018)
Report
Hackett, S., & Smith, S. (2018). Young people who engage in child sexual exploitation behaviours. An exploratory study. [No known commissioning body]

Despite increasing awareness of child sexual exploitation (CSE) across the UK in recent years, there remain gaps in current knowledge and understanding – including in relation to young people who perpetrate acts of CSE. In contrast to the wider resea... Read More about Young people who engage in child sexual exploitation behaviours. An exploratory study.

Mind-Mindedness in Parents of Looked After Children (2017)
Journal Article
Fishburn, S., Meins, E., Greenhow, S., Jones, C., Hackett, S., Biehal, N., …Wade, J. (2017). Mind-Mindedness in Parents of Looked After Children. Developmental Psychology, 53(10), 1954-1965. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000304

The studies reported here aimed to test the proposal that mind-mindedness is a quality of personal relationships by assessing mind-mindedness in caregiver–child dyads in which the relationship has not spanned the child’s life or in which the relation... Read More about Mind-Mindedness in Parents of Looked After Children.

Sexually Harmful Behaviour in Young People (2017)
Book Chapter
Murphy, M., Ross, K., & Hackett, S. (2017). Sexually Harmful Behaviour in Young People. In S. Bailey, P. Tarbuck, & P. Chitsabesan (Eds.), Forensic child and adolescent mental health : meeting the needs of young offenders (121-134). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9780511777127.012

The problem of children and young people who sexually offend or harm others as a result of their sexual behaviour has been the subject of international commentary for over 50 years (Chaffin et al., 2002). Most current knowledge has emerged since the... Read More about Sexually Harmful Behaviour in Young People.

The Maintenance of Traditional and Technological Forms of Post-Adoption Contact (2017)
Journal Article
Greenhow, S., Hackett, S., Jones, C., & Meins, E. (2017). The Maintenance of Traditional and Technological Forms of Post-Adoption Contact. Child Abuse Review, 25(5), 373-385. https://doi.org/10.1002/car.2446

Openness in adoption practice now often includes post-adoption contact with the adopted child's birth family. Traditionally, indirect and direct contact has been supported and mediated by professionals following the adoption of children from the publ... Read More about The Maintenance of Traditional and Technological Forms of Post-Adoption Contact.

Children's and carers' perspectives of a therapeutic intervention for children affected by sexual abuse (2016)
Journal Article
Jessiman, P., Hackett, S., & Carpenter, J. (2017). Children's and carers' perspectives of a therapeutic intervention for children affected by sexual abuse. Child & Family Social Work, 22(2), 1024-1033. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12322

This paper presents the findings of a qualitative study with children affected by sexual abuse who had recently completed a therapeutic intervention (N = 12) and their carers (N = 17). Four themes emerged from the thematic analysis that influenced pa... Read More about Children's and carers' perspectives of a therapeutic intervention for children affected by sexual abuse.

Exploring the relationship between neglect and harmful sexual behaviours in children and young people: Evidence Scope 3 (2016)
Report
Hackett, S. (2016). Exploring the relationship between neglect and harmful sexual behaviours in children and young people: Evidence Scope 3. Action for Children and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)

This evidence scope explores the potential associations between a background of child neglect and children and young people who display harmful sexual behaviours (HSB). For the purpose of this scope, HSB is defined as: Sexual behaviours expressed by... Read More about Exploring the relationship between neglect and harmful sexual behaviours in children and young people: Evidence Scope 3.

Improving Institutional Care to Enhance Outcomes for Care Leavers in Russia (2016)
Book Chapter
Stepanova, E., & Hackett, S. (2016). Improving Institutional Care to Enhance Outcomes for Care Leavers in Russia. In P. Mendes, & P. Snow (Eds.), Young people transitioning from out-of-home care : international research, policy and practice (367-388). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55639-4_18

There is a considerable body of research that associates successful outcomes for care leavers with the skills and experiences they developed while residing in out-of-home care (Courtney, Use of secondary data to understand the experiences of care lea... Read More about Improving Institutional Care to Enhance Outcomes for Care Leavers in Russia.

Letting the Future In: A therapeutic intervention for children affected by sexual abuse and their carers: An evaluation of impact and implementation (2016)
Report
Carpenter, J., Jessiman, P., Patsios, D., Hackett, S., & Phillips, J. (2016). Letting the Future In: A therapeutic intervention for children affected by sexual abuse and their carers: An evaluation of impact and implementation. NSPCC

This independent report, from University of Bristol and Durham University, draws on information from the largest randomised controlled trial of a service for children affected by sexual abuse. It provides evidence about what works well in the service... Read More about Letting the Future In: A therapeutic intervention for children affected by sexual abuse and their carers: An evaluation of impact and implementation.