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Professor Hannah Bows' Outputs (29)

Domestic Homicide of Older People (2010–15): A comparative analysis of intimate-partner homicide and parricide cases in the UK (2018)
Journal Article
Bows, H. (2019). Domestic Homicide of Older People (2010–15): A comparative analysis of intimate-partner homicide and parricide cases in the UK. The British Journal of Social Work, 49(5), 1234-1253. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcy108

Despite half a century of research on both domestic violence and elder abuse, homicide of older people by a partner or family member (domestic homicide (DH)) remains largely unexplored. This article presents data drawn from a larger parent study exam... Read More about Domestic Homicide of Older People (2010–15): A comparative analysis of intimate-partner homicide and parricide cases in the UK.

Editorial: Elder Abuse and Social Work: Research, Theory and Practice (2018)
Journal Article
Bows, H., & Penhale, B. (2018). Editorial: Elder Abuse and Social Work: Research, Theory and Practice. The British Journal of Social Work, 48(4), 873-886. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcy062

This Special Issue of the British Journal of Social Work is dedicated to arguably one of the biggest challenges facing social work today: violence and abuse of older people. Despite increasing acceptance of elder abuse as a global public-health issue... Read More about Editorial: Elder Abuse and Social Work: Research, Theory and Practice.

Practitioner views on the impacts, challenges, and barriers in supporting older survivors of sexual violence (2017)
Journal Article
Bows, H. (2018). Practitioner views on the impacts, challenges, and barriers in supporting older survivors of sexual violence. Violence Against Women, 24(9), 1070-1090. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801217732348

Despite half a century of research on both sexual violence and elder abuse, the intersection between the two remains largely unexplored. Using theoretical lenses of feminist criminology and critical feminist gerontology, this article explores the int... Read More about Practitioner views on the impacts, challenges, and barriers in supporting older survivors of sexual violence.

Researching sexual violence against older people: reflecting on the use of Freedom of Information requests in a feminist study (2017)
Journal Article
Bows, H. (2017). Researching sexual violence against older people: reflecting on the use of Freedom of Information requests in a feminist study. Feminist Review, 115(1), 30-45. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41305-017-0029-z

Domestic and sexual violence research has traditionally been associated with feminist qualitative methodology. However, quantitative methods are increasingly used by feminists in research examining the prevalence and issues related to rape and sexual... Read More about Researching sexual violence against older people: reflecting on the use of Freedom of Information requests in a feminist study.

Sexual Violence Against Older People: A Review of the Empirical Literature (2017)
Journal Article
Bows, H. (2018). Sexual Violence Against Older People: A Review of the Empirical Literature. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, 19(5), 567-583. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838016683455

Aging and sexual violence are both established areas of research, but little attention has been paid to research into sexual violence against older people. This article presents a critical review of the literature reporting empirical research in thre... Read More about Sexual Violence Against Older People: A Review of the Empirical Literature.

Integration of pharmacogenetic principles as a core thread in the undergraduate pharmacy curriculum (2016)
Journal Article
Jamie, K., Bows, H., & Gill, J. (2016). Integration of pharmacogenetic principles as a core thread in the undergraduate pharmacy curriculum. Pharmacy education, 16(1), 64-66

Introduction: Pharmacy education needs to focus on pharmacogenetics/pharmacogenomics as a key area in future pharmacy practice. Module Description: A series of science-focused lectures, including one on the ethical, legal and social implications (ELS... Read More about Integration of pharmacogenetic principles as a core thread in the undergraduate pharmacy curriculum.

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.