All Outputs (6)

The nature of Trauma Informed Care in the treatment of men convicted of a sexual offence with trauma history (2025)
Journal Article

Individuals who have committed sexual offences are more likely to have experienced trauma or childhood adversity than the general population (Kahn et al., 2020; McMackin et al., 2008). Further, individuals who were convicted of a sexual offence perce... Read More about The nature of Trauma Informed Care in the treatment of men convicted of a sexual offence with trauma history.

Understating the epidemiological criminology approach and how it relates to preventing sexual abuse (2023)
Book Chapter

This chapter will discuss the current literature on Epidemiological Criminology (EpiCrim) and why it is important in shaping the way that professionals frame preventing and responding to sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. An EpiCrim approach combi... Read More about Understating the epidemiological criminology approach and how it relates to preventing sexual abuse.

Where next for EpiCrim approaches to understanding, responding to and preventing sexual abuse (2023)
Book Chapter

This chapter concludes the book, by drawing the different chapters together to help the reader understand the overall picture of EpiCrim approaches to sexual abuse. The chapter argues that EpiCrim offers a clear and concise approach in responding to... Read More about Where next for EpiCrim approaches to understanding, responding to and preventing sexual abuse.

Examining the role of online communities in the prevention of child sexual abuse (2023)
Book Chapter

2024 witnessed the highest levels of online child sexual abuse material ever observed since records began, with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) identifying 291,273 webpages containing child sexual abuse imagery, links to imagery, or the advertisi... Read More about Examining the role of online communities in the prevention of child sexual abuse.

Developing and Implementing a Public Health and Criminological Approach to Tackling Sexual Abuse: Prevention, Treatment and Integration (2023)
Book

This edited collection draws together and contextualises research on the Epidemiological Criminology (EpiCrim) approaches to sexual abuse carried out by the University of West England (UWE), Bristol. EpiCrim sees crime and offending behaviour, includ... Read More about Developing and Implementing a Public Health and Criminological Approach to Tackling Sexual Abuse: Prevention, Treatment and Integration.

Introduction/Preface (2023)
Book Chapter

This edited collected is based on a body of work spanning 15 years at the University of the West of England, Bristol, that brings together multi-disciplinary approaches to understanding and responding to sexual abuse. The preface will lay out the res... Read More about Introduction/Preface.