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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.

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.

Circles of support and accountability: Cabinet office - Social Action Fund evaluation (2016)
Report
McCartan, K. (2016). Circles of support and accountability: Cabinet office - Social Action Fund evaluation

At the heart of Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA) is an ethos and approach that society as a whole shares with statutory criminal agencies a responsibility for creating safer communities. When someone with a known risk of committing sexual... Read More about Circles of support and accountability: Cabinet office - Social Action Fund evaluation.

Public health approaches to sexual harm (2015)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K. (2015, December). Public health approaches to sexual harm. Paper presented at Notting Trent Study Day, University of Nottingham, UK

A research paper discussing current approaches to public health interventions in the sexual abuse field

Preventing sexual violence and abuse in the UK (2015)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K. (2015, October). Preventing sexual violence and abuse in the UK. Paper presented at ATSA Conference, Montreal, Canada

A research paper looking at current thinking and practices around the engagement of communities in preventing sexual harm – especially public health and innovative approaches

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.

Prevention and Public Health Approaches to Child Sexual Abuse (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Brown, J., & McCartan, K. (2015, September). Prevention and Public Health Approaches to Child Sexual Abuse. Paper presented at NOTA Annual Conference, Dublin

A research paper looking at current thinking and practices around the engagement of communities in preventing sexual harm – especially public health and innovative approaches.

CoSA in the UK (2015)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K., & Kemshall, H. (2015, September). CoSA in the UK. Paper presented at NOTA Annual Conference, Dublin

A research paper based on recent research funded by the cabinet office on CoSA in the UK

International dimensions of Circles of Support and Accountability. Plenary (2015)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K. (2015, August). International dimensions of Circles of Support and Accountability. Plenary. Paper presented at Correction Services of New South Wales Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia

A research paper based on recent research funded by the cabinet office on CoSA in the UK; as well as other international research.

Community engagement and community understanding of sex offenders. Workshop. (2015)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K. (2015, August). Community engagement and community understanding of sex offenders. Workshop. Presented at Leverhulme international conference, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia

A research paper looking at current thinking and practices around the engagement of communities in preventing sexual harm – especially public health and innovative approaches.

Developing good community engagement and partnership working with sexual offenders. Plenary. (2015)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K. (2015, August). Developing good community engagement and partnership working with sexual offenders. Plenary. Paper presented at Leverhulme international conference, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia

A research paper looking at current thinking and practices around the engagement of communities in preventing sexual harm – especially public health and innovative approaches.

Perspectives on the impact of Circles of Support and Accountability. Workshop (2015)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K. (2015, August). Perspectives on the impact of Circles of Support and Accountability. Workshop. Presented at Correction Services of New South Wales Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia

A research paper based on recent research funded by the cabinet office on CoSA in the UK; as well as other international research.

Social constructions and narratives of child sexual abuse (2015)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K. (2015, June). Social constructions and narratives of child sexual abuse. Paper presented at Marginal Childhoods - A Multidisciplinary Symposium, UWE, Bristol

A paper looking at the social construction of sexual abuse – considering the media and narratives.

Attitudes towards and understandings of sexual violence: A study of secondary school students and staff in Bristol (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Fenton, R. A., Rumney, P., & McCartan, K. (2015, June). Attitudes towards and understandings of sexual violence: A study of secondary school students and staff in Bristol. Paper presented at Understanding and responding to sexual harm perpetrated by youths research workshop, UWE, Bristol

A research paper looking at work with secondary school students on their attitudes to sex, sexual harm and sexual harm policy.

Lighthouse interim report (2015)
Report
McCartan, K., Hoggett, J., Funnell, C., Rumney, P., & Marcon, A. (2015). Lighthouse interim report

CoSA in the UK (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Kemshall, H., & McCartan, K. (2015, April). CoSA in the UK. Paper presented at CoSA Canada, Toronto, Canada

A research paper based on recent research funded by the cabinet office on CoSA in the UK; as well as other international research

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.

The prevention of sexual abuse and violence in the UK (2015)
Journal Article
Brown, J., & McCartan, K. (2015). The prevention of sexual abuse and violence in the UK

Blog post for Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment blog. The authors review developments in the prevention of sexual abuse and violence in the UK over the last four decades and introduce the newly-formed NOTA Prevention Committee.

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.