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Laura Higgins from the Revenge Porn Helpline commented, “We welcome this survey and its findings, which reflects the feedback we receive from many of our clients, that many police forces lack the knowledge or confidence required to manage reports and that many victims feel they are not taken seriously. Non-consensual image based abuse is a problem of our time and, as the only dedicated helpline for victims in the UK, we know that the number of cases is growing year-onyear. We urge police forces across the country to provide their teams with the training necessary to ensure victims feel able to report crimes safe in the knowledge that they will receive the support they require and that offenders will be brought to justice.” Dr Emma Bond The Revenge Porn Helpline is receiving increasing reports and calls from victims yearly, with nearly 2,000 in the past year suggesting an increased need. The relatively recent introduction of legislation around revenge pornography means police officers and staff are often one of the first points of contact for victims, therefore their response to this is vital. The findings of the research and the outcomes of the survey highlighted the lack of formal training completed by police officers and staff. Of the 783 police officers and staff who completed the survey, 95% reported not receiving formal training on how to respond to cases of revenge pornography despite such devastating effects for the victims. Therefore, going forward, training opportunities for police forces is crucial. In addition to the research, the University is hosting the Virtual Violence: Technologyfacilitated Domestic Abuse and Control conference on 10 May, bringing together multiagency practitioners, academics and students in order to raise awareness of technology-facilitated abuse, advance understanding around the digitalisation of abusive relationships and to discuss approaches moving forward. This follows the University’s recent activity highlighting safer internet use through the Blurring Boundaries conference, hosted earlier this month. The conference brought together experts from across the country to address a regional audience of delegates from schools, colleges, healthcare providers, social services and safeguarding organisations, focussing on topics affecting young people such as peer-on-peer abuse, revenge pornography, sexual abuse online, and cyber security. Read the full report here: http://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/ ys7F87MKtfIm2XgzqAVu/full Katie Tyrrell, Researcher at the University of Suffolk, said “This is one of the first studies to quantify police understanding of revenge pornography and the results highlight the limited understanding of legislation and confidence in responding to cases of revenge pornography amongst police officers and staff within the UK, demonstrating an urgent need for training across police forces.” 2018 is the Year For Making The Invisible Visible
The Freedom Programme Founded by Pat Craven The Freedom Programme Sponsors of Conference on Coercive Control 2018 and 2019. The Freedom Programme is a domestic violence programme which was created by Pat Craven. It was evolved from Pat's work with perpetrators of domestic violence. The Freedom Programme provides information, not therapy and was primarily designed for women as victims of domestic violence, since research shows that in the vast majority of cases of serious abuse are male on female. However, the programme, when provided as an intensive two day course, is also suitable for men, whether abusive and wishing to change their attitudes and behaviour or whether victims of same sex domestic abuse themselves. The Freedom Programme examines the roles played by attitudes and beliefs on the actions of abusive men and the responses of victims and survivors. The aim is to help them to make sense of and understand what has happened to them, instead of the whole experience just feeling like a horrible mess. The Freedom Programme course usually lasts for 11 or 12 weeks and is FREE. It is provided by hundreds of agencies across the UK. Some of them are rolling so women can join at any time but this varies according to the area. Freedom Programme help line number: 01942 262 270 Help desk email: chris@fpcharity.co.uk. www.freedomprogramme.co.uk The Freedom Programme also describes in detail how children are affected by being exposed to this kind of abuse and very importantly how their lives are improved when the abuse is removed. 2018 is the Year For Making The Invisible Visible
Page 1: CCChat April 2018 Issue 8 The Magaz
Page 5 and 6: Editor's Notes ABOUT THE EDITOR: Mi
Page 8: Jennifer Gilmour Advocate for women
Page 12 and 13: Abuse Talk & Book Club by Jennifer
Page 16 and 17: Steve is a former perpetrator of do
Page 18 and 19: It was still tough, but I was learn
Page 20: Currently Reading: Look What You Ma
Page 23: Conference on Coercive Control 2018
Page 27: #CCCBristol18 Alison Boydell Alison
Page 31 and 32: #CCCBristol18 Dr Karen Morgan Resea
Page 34: #CCCBristol18 Rachel Williams Rache
Page 38 and 39: #CCCBristol18 Rosa de Guero Survivo
Page 41: Research Highlights Need For Police

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