Kieran McCartan's Outputs (252)

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.

RESUMEN EJECUTIVO: Intervenciones de las fuerzas del orden para prevenir la explotación y abuso sexual de niñas, niños y adolescentes (2025)
Report

The current scoping review examines law enforcement’s understanding of perspectives on and practices regarding the prevention of child sexual exploitation and abuse (in this report, child sexual exploitation and abuse is referred to as “CSEA”). The p... Read More about RESUMEN EJECUTIVO: Intervenciones de las fuerzas del orden para prevenir la explotación y abuso sexual de niñas, niños y adolescentes.

Across landscapes and lifespan: causes and solutions of gender-based violence from survivors of sexual violence against women and girls (VAWG) (2024)
Journal Article

Violence Against Women and Girls in public spaces has become a focus for violence prevention policy since the murder of Sarah Everard but is this how survivors experience VAWG? This study listened to survivors as part of Safer Spaces funded research.... Read More about Across landscapes and lifespan: causes and solutions of gender-based violence from survivors of sexual violence against women and girls (VAWG).

SCOPING REVIEW of international approaches to child sexual abuse and exploitation prevention interventions by law enforcement (2024)
Report

The current scoping review examines law enforcement’s understanding of perspectives on and practices regarding the prevention of child sexual exploitation and abuse (in this report, child sexual exploitation and abuse is referred to as “CSEA”). The p... Read More about SCOPING REVIEW of international approaches to child sexual abuse and exploitation prevention interventions by law enforcement.

Expert report on meeting with Greek representatives on the assessment, management and reintegration of persons accused or convicted of sexual offences (2024)
Report

This report is based on meeting between Council of Europe and Greece exports on the 12th of September 2024 at the General Secretariat for anti-Crime Police, Ministry of Civil Protection in Athens. The meeting was to discuss the current approach by th... Read More about Expert report on meeting with Greek representatives on the assessment, management and reintegration of persons accused or convicted of sexual offences.

Guidance for safe and effective perpetrator programmes: Article 16 of the Istanbul Convention (2024)
Report

Programmes for perpetrators are an important element of preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. They help to ensure that perpetrators take responsibility for their acts of violence and, ultimately, do not re-offend. The... Read More about Guidance for safe and effective perpetrator programmes: Article 16 of the Istanbul Convention.

Understanding, defining, engaging and evaluating secondary child sexual abuse prevention interventions (2024)
Report

The first 2PS (Prevent & protect through support) Knowledge Transfer Workshop (KTW) was held with stakeholders on 22nd January 2024 at UWE in Bristol bringing together professionals, practitioners, academics, and policy makers from acro... Read More about Understanding, defining, engaging and evaluating secondary child sexual abuse prevention interventions.

Developing a framework for the prevention of sibling sexual behaviour (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Sibling sexual behaviour (SSB) is an existing, but poorly defined, area of professional practice and an emerging research area. Much of the research conversations are focused on defining the issue and thinking about the treatment and mana... Read More about Developing a framework for the prevention of sibling sexual behaviour.

Sibling sexual behaviour policy brief (2024)
Report

Reviewing the evidence on sibling sexual behaviour: Impact on research, policy and practice (2024)
Journal Article

This paper reviews recent research into sibling sexual behaviour (SSB). This is an emerging professional and community issue that binds together a limited evidence base across research, practice and policy in psychology, criminology, politics, social... Read More about Reviewing the evidence on sibling sexual behaviour: Impact on research, policy and practice.

Lessons learnt from a campus climate survey at a post-1992 UK university (2023)
Journal Article

Issues, challenges and opportunities for trauma-informed practice (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper

This report was kindly produced by Dr Sarah Senker, Dr Anne Eason, Dr Chris Pawson and Professor Kieran McCartan, building upon previous Academic Insights papers and highlighting some of the key issues, challenges and opportunities for trauma-informe... Read More about Issues, challenges and opportunities for trauma-informed practice.

Sekundärprävention der Nutzung von Kindesmissbrauchsabbildungen im Internet: Ein internationaler Überblicksversuch (2023)
Journal Article

Prevention of the consumption of online child sexual exploitation material presents society with ahost of new challenges and is apriority of the European Union (EU). Alongside the identification and prosecution of individuals who use child sexual exp... Read More about Sekundärprävention der Nutzung von Kindesmissbrauchsabbildungen im Internet: Ein internationaler Überblicksversuch.

Technical considerations for the developments of (child) sex offender registries (2023)
Report

The aim of this document is NOT to support or proscribe the use of a sex offender registry, but rather it is to suggest points of consideration for countries contemplating developing or reviewing their own registry. The development, rollout, and main... Read More about Technical considerations for the developments of (child) sex offender registries.

Restorative justice in cases of sexual violence: Current and future directions in the UK (2023)
Journal Article

Restorative justice seeks to repair the harm caused by crime by bringing together victims, offenders, and affected parties in a facilitated dialogue. Restorative justice is often viewed negatively in relation to cases of sexual violence, due to fears... Read More about Restorative justice in cases of sexual violence: Current and future directions in the UK.

Sibling sexual abuse: A form of family dysfunction as opposed to individualised behaviour (2023)
Journal Article

This paper presents a reconsideration and more in-depth discussion part of some the findings of the Home Office funded Sibling Sexual Abuse (SSA) project (King-Hill et al, 2023). The focus of the paper on the role of family systems, especially dysfun... Read More about Sibling sexual abuse: A form of family dysfunction as opposed to individualised behaviour.

Professional responses to sibling sexual abuse (2023)
Journal Article

Professional confidence and knowledge are essential in effectively responding to sibling sexual abuse (SSA). If professionals do not have knowledge of the area and confidence in their skills to deliver effective support, then there could be negative... Read More about Professional responses to sibling sexual abuse.

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

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.

Evaluation of trauma informed training commissioned by Avon and Somerset Violence Reduction Unit and its Trauma informed Approaches steering group (2023)
Report

Avon and Somerset OPCC & Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) Hub commissioned this evaluation research to understand the training delivered through 2022. Rockpool was commissioned to produce 4 training courses (Working with Trauma; Creating a Trauma Inform... Read More about Evaluation of trauma informed training commissioned by Avon and Somerset Violence Reduction Unit and its Trauma informed Approaches steering group.

The impact of COVID-19 on circles of support and accountability: Process, impact, and legacy (2023)
Book Chapter

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.