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Professionals' understanding of government strategies for the management of child sexual abusers (2012)
Journal Article
McCartan, K. (2012). Professionals' understanding of government strategies for the management of child sexual abusers. Probation Journal, 59(2), 124-137. https://doi.org/10.1177/0264550512438603

This article discusses contemporary professional understandings of the UK Government's attitudes to and policies around the management of child sexual abusers. This study is based upon empirical qualitative research with a range of professionals' wor... Read More about Professionals' understanding of government strategies for the management of child sexual abusers.

Mobile phone technology and sexual abuse (2012)
Journal Article
McAlister, R., McCartan, K. F., McCartan, K., & McAlister, R. (2012). Mobile phone technology and sexual abuse. Information and Communications Technology Law, 21(3), 257-268. https://doi.org/10.1080/13600834.2012.744223

Whilst it is acknowledged that grooming and sexual abuse takes place both in the offline and online environment, the continued convergence of technologies means that the offline and online boundaries are increasingly blurred. This paper will discuss... Read More about Mobile phone technology and sexual abuse.

Professional responses to contemporary discourses and definitions of paedophilia (2011)
Journal Article
McCartan, K. F. (2011). Professional responses to contemporary discourses and definitions of paedophilia. International Journal of Police Science and Management, 13(4), 322-335. https://doi.org/10.1350/ijps.2011.13.4.240

This paper will discuss professionals' contemporary definitions and understandings of paedophilia, based upon empirical qualitative research with a range of professionals working within paedophilia, or in related fields (practitioners, academics and... Read More about Professional responses to contemporary discourses and definitions of paedophilia.

Professionals' contemporary theories and understandings of paedophilia (2011)
Journal Article
McCartan, K. (2011). Professionals' contemporary theories and understandings of paedophilia. International Journal of Police Science and Management, 13(4), 322-335

This paper will discuss professionals' contemporary definitions and understandings of paedophilia, based upon empirical qualitative research with a range of professionals' working within paedophilia, or in related fields (Practitioners, Academics and... Read More about Professionals' contemporary theories and understandings of paedophilia.

Multi-disciplinary definitions and understandings of 'paedophilia' (2010)
Journal Article
Harrison, K., Manning, R., & McCartan, K. (2010). Multi-disciplinary definitions and understandings of 'paedophilia'. Social and Legal Studies, 19(4), 481-496. https://doi.org/10.1177/0964663910369054

Despite the current high-profile concern over paedophiles and paedophilic activity, there is no easily accessible or widely accepted multi-disciplinary definition of paedophilia. Commentators have pointed to a general contemporary misunderstanding su... Read More about Multi-disciplinary definitions and understandings of 'paedophilia'.

Current multidisciplinary definitions and understandings of ‘paedophilia’ (2010)
Journal Article
Harrison, K., Manning, R., & McCartan, K. (2010). Current multidisciplinary definitions and understandings of ‘paedophilia’. Social and Legal Studies, 19(4), 481-496. https://doi.org/10.1177/0964663910369054

Despite the current high-profile concern over paedophiles and paedophilic activity, there is no easily accessible or widely accepted multi-disciplinary definition of paedophilia. Commentators have pointed to a general contemporary misunderstanding su... Read More about Current multidisciplinary definitions and understandings of ‘paedophilia’.

Student/trainee-professional implicit theories of paedophilia (2010)
Journal Article
McCartan, K. (2010). Student/trainee-professional implicit theories of paedophilia. Psychology, Crime and Law, 16(4), 265-288. https://doi.org/10.1080/10683160802614144

This research investigates student/trainee-professional implicit theories of paedophilia and their explanations for the current crisis of paedophilia. The research methodology is based on a previous research design (Sternberg, Journal of Personality... Read More about Student/trainee-professional implicit theories of paedophilia.

Here there be monsters: The public's perception of paedophiles with particular reference to Belfast and Leicester (2004)
Journal Article
McCartan, K. (2004). Here there be monsters: The public's perception of paedophiles with particular reference to Belfast and Leicester. Medicine, Science and the Law, 44, 327-342

This research study sought to investigate the public perception of paedophiles. It was undertaken in Belfast (Northern Ireland) and Leicester (England) in an attempt to determine whether or not regional variations existed in relation to the publi... Read More about Here there be monsters: The public's perception of paedophiles with particular reference to Belfast and Leicester.