Protective orders matter: officers must understand how to use them - a failure to do so preceded Kellie Suttons domestic abuse related suicide, Coroner finds. This is significant. Read more 👇

Do you want to give feedback on your experience with the police? Do the police know about your case of rape or sexual assault? Are you 18 or over? Please complete this anonymous online survey tinyurl.com/1experiencesur… to help improve police response. #OpSoteriaBluestone

Just finished Harriet Wistrich “sister in law”. An extraordinary must-read and inspiration!

Really looking forward to the UKPRP Violence, Health and Society Consortium 2024 conference - secure your place here 👇

Non-consensual ‘deepfakes’ are a form of sexual violence and cause serious, lasten harms.

I welcome the new law - find out more here 👇

We were thrilled CCJS at Leeds to welcome Prof Katrin Hohl recently to discuss transforming police responses to rape and serious sexual assault. Couldn't make it? Read this excellent summary by my colleague Sam Pears: essl.leeds.ac.uk/law/news/artic… Law at Leeds

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See below great paid opportunity at Bhatt Murphy for students passionate about a career in human rights law -please circulate widely! - closing date 06/05/2024 Centre for Women's Justice StopWatch UK Netpol Prof Katrin Hohl Chris Minnoch Young Legal Aid Lawyers LAG Training & Events

A powerful and inspiring lecture that clearly articulated the importance of co-produced research. Thank you Prof Katrin Hohl for visiting us at CCJS at Leeds 💗

Does the UK need a dashboard that brings together data on violence against women and girls?
The ONS one disappears next week...
Please complete this consultation on whether or not you would value a VAWG dashboard continuing:
cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eG…

Excited to be working closely with the formidable Dr Baroness Newlove LLD (hc) DCL to improve procedural fairness for sexual violence victims

1⃣ Are you a victim or survivor of domestic abuse?
2⃣ Do you want to use your voice to make change?

🖋️ Then sign up for VOICES, my virtual platform for survivors of #DomesticAbuse that I launched earlier today.

I look forward to hearing from you! 👇
domesticabusecommissioner.uk/voices/

🎟️Secure your (free) ticket: only few spaces left for my in-person only lecture in Leeds next week Thursday

“Soteria is a start, it’s a signal of hope.”But “we need to keep going”, take a truly “end to end” perspective on justice, and learn how to prevent sexual violence from happening in the first place. My views in Alexandra Topping analysis piece The Guardian 👇 theguardian.com/law/2024/mar/1…

'You need to understand the way sexual offending works and then you need to look for it, because it's there.'

Criminologist Betsy Stanko says that a better understanding of sexual abuse is needed among police officers to improve outcomes for victims. #Newsnight

Delighted to have been invited to delivery this year’s CCJS at Leeds Frank Dawtry memorial lecture.
Register here: essl.leeds.ac.uk/law/events/eve…

🗣️The first session of our inquiry into non-contact sexual offences is now underway. We are hearing from:

Lisa Squire, mother of Libby Squire and campaigner
Prof Clare McGlynn KC (Hon)
Sarah Kingston
Prof Katrin Hohl

📺Watch here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/38…

Looking forward to given evidence on how police forces respond to “low level” sexual offending (an oxymoron!) & what can be done to improve - at tomorrow’s Home Affairs Committee alongside Prof Clare McGlynn KC (Hon) and Sarah Kingston - watch live from 10:00