Stopping Gender-based Violence in Higher Education

Stopping Gender-based Violence in Higher Education provides a unique insight into gender-based violence at universities and outlines the path toward tangible changes. Bringing together perspectives from activists, practitioners, and university administrators, the book presents a diverse range of voices to constructively critique the field.

Stopping Gender-based Violence in Higher Education provides a unique insight into how gender-based violence at universities is impacting students and staff and outlines the path toward tangible changes that can prevent it. Bringing together perspectives from academics, activists, practitioners, and university administrators, the book presents a diverse range of voices to constructively critique the field.

Structured in three parts, the book begins by addressing the context, theory, and law that stipulates how universities can effectively respond to reports of gender-based violence. It goes on to discuss the most pragmatic ways to address the issue while contributing to prevention and supporting victim-survivors. Finally, the book advocates for the development of beneficial working partnerships with key external services available to university communities and also working with students as partners in an ethical and safe way. Throughout the book, contributors are invited to demonstrate a comprehensive institution-wide and trauma-informed approach to centre the needs of the victim-survivor and prioritize resources to undertake this vital work. Each chapter ends with a brief summary of key points or recommendations and suggested further reading on the chapter topic. Although the authors draw on research and policy from the UK Higher Education sector, the insights will be a useful resource for those in universities around the world.

This book is an essential reference point and resource for professionals, academics, and students in Higher Education, as well as indispensable reading for activists, policymakers, police, rape crisis groups, and other organisations supporting these universities who want to make meaningful change in reducing, responding to, and preventing gender-based violence in Higher Education.

Autorentext

Clarissa J. Humphreys is a practitioner, trainer, and leading authority on addressing gender-based violence (GBV) in Higher Education. She is currently the Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response Manager at Durham University and has clinical experience working with survivors and perpetrators of GBV and with individuals with acute mental illnesses and co-occurring substance use issues.

Graham J. Towl is Professor of Forensic Psychology at Durham University and a former Chief Psychologist at the Ministry of Justice. He was peer (British Psychological Society) nominated as the most influential UK forensic psychologist. His publications on sexual violence at universities include two co-authored books and numerous blogs and articles in Higher Education outlets.

Zusammenfassung

Stopping Gender-based Violence in Higher Education provides a unique insight into how gender-based violence at universities is impacting students and staff and outlines the path toward tangible changes that can prevent it. Bringing together perspectives from academics, activists, practitioners, and university administrators, the book presents a diverse range of voices to constructively critique the field.

Structured in three parts, the book begins by addressing the context, theory, and law that stipulates how universities can effectively respond to reports of gender-based violence. It goes on to discuss the most pragmatic ways to address the issue while contributing to prevention and supporting victim-survivors. Finally, the book advocates for the development of beneficial working partnerships with key external services available to university communities and also working with students as partners in an ethical and safe way. Throughout the book, contributors are invited to demonstrate a comprehensive institution-wide and trauma-informed approach to centre the needs of the victim-survivor and prioritize resources to undertake this vital work. Each chapter ends with a brief summary of key points or recommendations and suggested further reading on the chapter topic. Although the authors draw on research and policy from the UK Higher Education sector, the insights will be a useful resource for those in universities around the world.

This book is an essential reference point and resource for professionals, academics, and students in Higher Education, as well as indispensable reading for activists, policymakers, police, rape crisis groups, and other organisations supporting these universities who want to make meaningful change in reducing, responding to, and preventing gender-based violence in Higher Education.

Inhalt

Table of Contents

* Contributors

List of Abbreviations

List of Tables

List of Figures

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1. Introduction: We still have work to do

   * Clarissa J. Humphreys and Graham J. Towl

   *** Part 1

   Context, Theory and Law **

2. The significance of culture in the prevention of gender-based violence in universities

   Melanie McCarry, Cassandra Jones and Anni Donaldson

3. Hidden marks: The contribution of student leaders to tackling gender-based violence on campus

   Jim Dickinson and Sunday Blake

4. Intersectional approaches to gender-based violence in universities: Experiences and interventions

   Geetanjali Gangoli and Cassandra Jones

5. Violence and abuse, universities and LGBTQ+ students

   Catherine Donovan and Nicola Roberts

6. Perceptions of consent in UK Higher Education: Implications for policy and training

   Ngozi Anyadike-Danes

7. Sexual violence in Higher Education: Prevalence and characteristics of perpetrators

   Samuel T. Hales

8. The legal framework: Limitations and opportunities

   * Rachel Fenton and Janet Keliher

   *** Part 2

   Practice **

9. EmilyTest: From tragedy to change

   Fiona Drouet and Poppy Gerrard-Abbott

10. Comprehensive institution-wide approach: What is means to be comprehensive

    Clarissa J. Humphreys and Graham J. Towl

11. Staff sexual misconduct in Higher Education: Impacts, responses and challenges

    Anna Bull

12. Case management as a dedicated role responding to gender-based violence in Higher Education

    Kelly Prince and Peta Franklin-Corben

13. Investigation and interviewing: Responding to formal reports of sexual violence in Higher Education

    Carl Norcliffe and Andrea Pescod

14. Primary prevention in Higher Education: Progress and opportunity

    Kelsey Paske

15. Reflections on accessing and reporting on employee wellbeing data: Implications for hybrid-working and gender-based violence

    Rosanna Bellini

16. We should do something (someday): Identifying and working through resistance to gender-based violence prevention

    * Clarissa J. Humphreys and Graham J. Towl

    *** Part 3

    Partnerships **

17. How to involve students in work on gender-based violence

    Sunday Blake and Jim Dickinson

18. Gender-based violence and Higher Education partnerships with sexual assault services

    Elizabeth Hughes and Tammi Walker

19. Rape Crisis: Taking a partnership approach to addressing gender-based violence with universities and colleges across Scotland

    Niamh Kerr and Kathryn Dawson

20. The role of regulation in addressing gender-based violence in Higher Education

    Amy Norton and Graham J. Towl

21. Working with schools to tackle online harms and gender-based violence

    * Andy Phippen and Emma Bond

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22. Conclusion: Future dir…