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Public Views About Reintegrating Child Sex Offenders via Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA): A Qualitative Analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Richards, K., & McCartan, K. (2018). Public Views About Reintegrating Child Sex Offenders via Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA): A Qualitative Analysis. Deviant Behavior, 39(3), 400-416. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2017.1304800

© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA) have recently become part of the criminal justice landscape. However, little has been documented on public views about COSA. The existing research on this topic is ent... Read More about Public Views About Reintegrating Child Sex Offenders via Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA): A Qualitative Analysis.

Police officer attitudes to the practicalities of the sex offenders’ register, ViSOR and Child Sexual Abuse Disclosure Scheme in England and Wales (2017)
Journal Article
McCartan, K., Hoggett, J., & O'Sullivan, J. (2018). Police officer attitudes to the practicalities of the sex offenders’ register, ViSOR and Child Sexual Abuse Disclosure Scheme in England and Wales. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 24(1), 37-50. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2017.1411641

© 2017 National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers. This paper examines police officer understandings of and attitudes to the sex offenders’ register, Violent and Sex Offenders’ Register (ViSOR) and Child Sexual Offender Disclosure Scheme(CSOD... Read More about Police officer attitudes to the practicalities of the sex offenders’ register, ViSOR and Child Sexual Abuse Disclosure Scheme in England and Wales.

Purported false allegations of rape, child abuse and non-sexual violence: Nature, characteristics and implications (2017)
Journal Article
Rumney, P., & McCartan, K. (2017). Purported false allegations of rape, child abuse and non-sexual violence: Nature, characteristics and implications. Journal of Criminal Law, 81(6), 497-520. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022018317746789

The subject of false rape allegations is shrouded in anxiety, confusion and misunderstanding. Despite a growing body of quality research, there continue to be significant gaps in our knowledge about the topic, including the phenomenon of false allega... Read More about Purported false allegations of rape, child abuse and non-sexual violence: Nature, characteristics and implications.

Ethics and Issues of Secondary Prevention Efforts in Child Sexual Abuse (2017)
Journal Article
McCartan, K., Merdian, H. L., Perkins, D. E., & Kettleborough, D. (2018). Ethics and Issues of Secondary Prevention Efforts in Child Sexual Abuse. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 62(9), 2548-2566. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X17723951

© 2017, The Author(s). This article discusses the ethical, practical, and moral issues surrounding secondary prevention efforts of child sexual abuse from a professional and practice-based perspective. Transcripts of a semistructured consultation eve... Read More about Ethics and Issues of Secondary Prevention Efforts in Child Sexual Abuse.

Strength-based approaches to online child sexual abuse: Using self-management strategies to enhance desistance behaviour in users of child sexual exploitation material (2017)
Journal Article
Merdian, H., Kettleborough, D., McCartan, K., & Perkins, D. E. (2017). Strength-based approaches to online child sexual abuse: Using self-management strategies to enhance desistance behaviour in users of child sexual exploitation material. Journal of Criminal Psychology, 7(3), 182-191. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCP-10-2016-0035

© 2017, © Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Increasing numbers of convictions for the use of child sexual exploitation material (CSEM) call for enhanced measures to prevent this type of offending. Strength-based approaches such as the good lives m... Read More about Strength-based approaches to online child sexual abuse: Using self-management strategies to enhance desistance behaviour in users of child sexual exploitation material.

Drug-facilitated sexual assault and chemical submission (2017)
Journal Article
Alías, A., Folgar, M. I., Taboada, C. S., Boubeta, A. R., & Mccartan, K. (2017). Drug-facilitated sexual assault and chemical submission. Pychology, Society, & Education, 9(2), 263-282. https://doi.org/10.25115/psye.v9i2.701

In recent years, the use of psychoactive substances for sexual assault has taken on a greater role. The practice of sexual crimes associated with drug use is called Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault (DFSA), while 'Chemical Submission' (CS) is used to i... Read More about Drug-facilitated sexual assault and chemical submission.

Understandings, implications and alternative approaches to the use of the sex offenders register in the UK (2016)
Journal Article
O'sullivan, J., Hoggett, J., Kemshall, H., & McCartan, K. (2016). Understandings, implications and alternative approaches to the use of the sex offenders register in the UK. Irish Probation Journal, 13, 84-101

This paper reviews the current position in relation to sex offender registration and community notification in England and Wales. It reports on data collected as part of a wider research project evaluating law enforcement perspectives related to sex... Read More about Understandings, implications and alternative approaches to the use of the sex offenders register in the UK.

Leverhulme international network (2016)
Journal Article
McCartan, K. (2016). Leverhulme international network

A discussion of the work and practices of an international network.

Reflecting back, moving forward: Part 2 - Looking forward to 2016 (2016)
Journal Article
McCartan, K., Prescott, D., & Brandt, J. (2016). Reflecting back, moving forward: Part 2 - Looking forward to 2016

Blog post for Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment blog. The authors address what they think are some of the salient issues facing the sexual harm field in 2016.

Evolution does not mandate revolution: The role of evaluation and developing an evidence base (2016)
Journal Article
McCartan, K. (2016). Evolution does not mandate revolution: The role of evaluation and developing an evidence base

Blog post for Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment blog. Kieran McCartan considers the role of evaluation (e.g., evaluation of a policy, the completion of treatment goals or of a program itself) and where independence sits within it.

Reflecting back, moving forward: Part 1 - Highlights 2015 (2016)
Journal Article
McCartan, K., Prescott, D., & Brandt, J. (2016). Reflecting back, moving forward: Part 1 - Highlights 2015

Blog post for Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment blog. The authors select what they consider to be some of the standout articles from the 2015 across the sexual harm field.

The Adam Johnson Trial: Talking healthy and appropriate sexual relationships with youth (2016)
Journal Article
McCartan, K. (2016). The Adam Johnson Trial: Talking healthy and appropriate sexual relationships with youth

Blog post for Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment blog. Kieran McCartan considers public reactions to the Adam Johnson trial and the implications for about how we think and talk about sexual relationships with youths and teenagers.

Sexual harm in virtual worlds (2016)
Journal Article
McCartan, K., & Jones, C. (2016). Sexual harm in virtual worlds

Blog post for Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment blog. An overview of the context of sexual harm in virtual worlds and developments in criminal justice responses.

ATSA-2015, Montreal – Conference highlights (2015)
Journal Article
McCartan, K., & Brandt, J. (2015). ATSA-2015, Montreal – Conference highlights

Blog post for Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment blog. The authors discuss the highlights of the 2015 Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers conference.

The construction of community understandings of sexual violence: rethinking public, practitioner and policy discourses (2015)
Journal Article
McCartan, K. F., Kemshall, H., & Tabachnick, J. (2015). The construction of community understandings of sexual violence: rethinking public, practitioner and policy discourses. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 21(1), 100-116. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2014.945976

© 2014 National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers. Abstract: This article explores current societal framings and understandings of sexual violence, particularly child sexual abuse. The article starts by explaining how societal perceptions of... Read More about The construction of community understandings of sexual violence: rethinking public, practitioner and policy discourses.

Journal spotlights for 2014 (2015)
Journal Article
McCartan, K., Prescott, D., & Brandt, J. (2015). Journal spotlights for 2014

Blog post for Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment blog. The authors review three stand-out journal articles of 2014.

Scientific inquiry, even with its limitations, should prevail over ideology (2015)
Journal Article
Wilson, R. J., McWhinnie, A., Prescott, D., & McCartan, K. (2015). Scientific inquiry, even with its limitations, should prevail over ideology

Blog post for Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment blog. The authors discuss the theories behind and evidence for the success of CoSA.