Outputs (5)

Exploring perceptions of stalking-like behaviour for autistic young people within a neurodivergent and strengths-based framework: Critiquing relationships, sex and health education provision (2023)
Book Chapter
Bovill, H., Chicken, S., Bovill, E., Buckland, J., & McCartan, K. (2023). Exploring perceptions of stalking-like behaviour for autistic young people within a neurodivergent and strengths-based framework: Critiquing relationships, sex and health education provision. In M. Mellins, R. Wheatley, & C. Flowers (Eds.), Young People, Stalking Awareness and Domestic Abuse (253-275). Palgrave Macmillan (part of Springer Nature). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32379-9_12

Many young people do not have a strong understanding of stalking-like behaviour; this chapter considers the challenges this presents with specific reference to autistic young people, focusing upon: prevalence, recognition, awareness and consequences... Read More about Exploring perceptions of stalking-like behaviour for autistic young people within a neurodivergent and strengths-based framework: Critiquing relationships, sex and health education provision.

The impact of COVID-19 on circles of support and accountability: Process, impact, and legacy (2023)
Book Chapter
McCartan, K., Wilson, R., & Kitson-Boyce, R. (2023). The impact of COVID-19 on circles of support and accountability: Process, impact, and legacy. In Covid-19 and Criminal Justice: Impact and Legacy in England and Wales. London: Routledge

COVID-19 has affected the risk management and community integration of people convicted of a sexual offense and has particularly impacted the work of Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA). This chapter will focus on empirical research conducte... Read More about The impact of COVID-19 on circles of support and accountability: Process, impact, and legacy.

Preventing & responding to campus sexual abuse (2023)
Book Chapter
McCartan, K., & Meyrick, J. (in press). Preventing & responding to campus sexual abuse. In B. winder, N. Blagden, K. hocken, R. Lievesley, C. Harper, & P. Banyard (Eds.), Sexual Crime, victims and Survivors. Palgrave Macmillan

This chapter will examine UK university's understanding and response to campus-based sexual abuse. It will discuss the extent to which policies, practices, and safeguarding have been developed, whether they have been fully imbedded, and what impact t... Read More about Preventing & responding to campus sexual abuse.

Introduction (2023)
Book Chapter
Eason, A., & McCartan, K. (2023). Introduction. In A. Eason (Ed.), The Police Officers Guide to Academic Research (1-10). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19286-9_1

In this introduction to the book, some context to the authors is provided, their experience and positioning within the framework of policing, the College of Policing PEQF and its growing relationship with higher education and the academic arena. Each... Read More about Introduction.

Ethics and considering the risks of de-sensitization (2023)
Book Chapter
McCartan, K. (2023). Ethics and considering the risks of de-sensitization. In A. Eason (Ed.), The Police Officers Guide to Academic Research (73-89). United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19286-9_5

Ethical practice is nothing new for those who work in the criminal justice sector and policing has its own Code of Ethics within which police practice is framed. The ethical practices required by social researchers are of similar ilk, ensuring the re... Read More about Ethics and considering the risks of de-sensitization.