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Professor Clare McGlynn's Outputs (8)

More than ‘Revenge Porn’: Image-Based Sexual Abuse and the Reform of Irish Law (2017)
Journal Article
McGlynn, C., & Rackley, E. (2017). More than ‘Revenge Porn’: Image-Based Sexual Abuse and the Reform of Irish Law. Irish probation journal, 14, 38-51

Summary: In the past few years, there have been a worrying number of press reports detailing the extent and harms of ‘revenge porn’. In response, governments across the world have begun to take action, often adopting new criminal laws. However, both... Read More about More than ‘Revenge Porn’: Image-Based Sexual Abuse and the Reform of Irish Law.

Rape Trials and Sexual History Evidence: reforming the law on third party evidence (2017)
Journal Article
McGlynn, C. (2017). Rape Trials and Sexual History Evidence: reforming the law on third party evidence. Journal of Criminal Law, 81(5), 367-392. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022018317728824

Despite repeated legislative attempts to restrict the use of sexual history evidence in rape trials, it continues to be admitted in many cases, causing considerable debate and leading to further attempts to reform the law. In this light, this article... Read More about Rape Trials and Sexual History Evidence: reforming the law on third party evidence.

Beyond 'Revenge Porn': The Continuum of Image-Based Sexual Abuse (2017)
Journal Article
McGlynn, C., Rackley, E., & Houghton, R. (2017). Beyond 'Revenge Porn': The Continuum of Image-Based Sexual Abuse. Feminist Legal Studies, 25(1), 25-46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10691-017-9343-2

In the last few years, many countries have introduced laws combating the phenomenon colloquially known as ‘revenge porn’. While new laws criminalising this practice represent a positive step forwards, the legislative response has been piecemeal and t... Read More about Beyond 'Revenge Porn': The Continuum of Image-Based Sexual Abuse.

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.