Exploitation, violence and abuse

Coordinated by Prof Dave Gadd; runs the Exploitation, Violence and Abuse (EVA) seminars.

This group studies populations with experiences of trauma and marginalisation, including survivors and people who cause harm.

The group is home to projects focused on supporting interventions to address stalking, sex offending, the exploitation of homeless people and experiences of sexual trauma, as well as studies designed to test the impact of new interventions, especially in the field of Violence Against Women and Girls. Its work seeks to understand the causes and consequences of violence and to inform policy and practice responses that reduce harm and promote equity.

Areas covered

  • Violence against women and girls, and stalking behaviour;
  • Honour-based abuse;
  • Abuse, exploitation and intersectionality;
  • Modern slavery;
  • Structural and symbolic inequalities;
  • Trauma, victimisation and recovery.

Research-driven teaching

  • CRIM10432 Psychology, Crime and Criminal Justice (BA Criminology);
  • CRIM20412 Explaining Crime and Deviance (BA Criminology);
  • CRIM31101 Youth, Crime and Justice (BA Criminology);
  • CRIM31101 The Criminal Psychopath (BA Criminology);
  • CRIM30792 Victims, Crime and Justice (BA Criminology);
  • CRIM31051 Criminology and Mass Violence (BA Criminology);
  • CRIM70552 Understanding Violence (MA/MRes Criminology).

Members

PGR students