The following reports below may be of interest to you. Click on the links to open the documents.
Black and Ethnic Minorities
Hemat Gryffe Women's Aid you can visit the website for information.
Muslim Woman Talk Experiences of Muslim Women in Scotland since the
London Bombings (Sept 2005)
The report is structured in two parts. The first part of the report includes an executive summary of the findings and key recommendations arising from the analysis. Section two is a detailed analysis of the findings.
Sexualisation of Young People - Review
The report looks at examples and the prevalence of sexualisation in culture and proposes
mechanisms by which sexualised messages are being internalised and the consequences of these on young people.
Asylum Seeking Women- Violence in Health, 2009
This report presents the findings from our study on asylum-seeking women in Scotland and Belgium and highlights women’s experiences of violence, physical, sexual and psychological morbidity and experiences with the asylum process.
Scotlands Slave - Amnesty International - Briefing on Trafficking in Scotland
The scope of this briefing is limited to the treatment and protection of women and girls who are trafficked into the UK for the purpose of sexual exploitation and domestic servitude. However, it identifies problems, needs and recommendations that are relevant to all trafficked persons.
Child Exploitation Online Protection Report 2010
This document will serve as an intelligence overview of child sexual abuse primarily in the online environment, offender behaviour and exploitation by trafficking. This Overview will not only provide an assessment of the threat posed by offenders, but also the environment in which they operate and the behaviour that puts children at increased risk of being targeted.
Dynamics of Domestic Abuse - Canadian
A Framework for understanding the Nature and Dynamics of Domestic Violence (Sept 2006)
Cost of Domestic Violence - 2004
This report addresses one aspect of domestic violence, the cost, for a range of people and
social institutions.
Digital Stalking A Guide to Technology Risks for Victims 2012
At the beginning of 2011, Jennifer Perry, e-victim advocate and cyber-stalking expert, suggested that Network for Surviving Stalking (NSS) should embark on a project focused on the technology aspects of cyberstalking, the outcome of which could be a set of guidelines for victims to help them understand and learn to deal with the day to day risks presented by digital technology.
Forced Marriage Legislation Overview Information Pack November 2011
On 28 November 2011, new legislation in Scotland came into place to protect both men and women currently in a forced marriage or anyone who feels the threat of forced marriage upon them. This will be the first time in the UK that the breach of Forced Marriage Protection Orders will be criminalised.
Responding to Forced Marriage: Multi Agency Practice Guidelines
The Scottish Government has developed this guidance to support and inform frontline practitioners who are responsible for protecting children and adults from the abuse associated with forced marriage.
A summary version of the practice guidance is also available.
Domestic Abuse Prevalence Argyll and Clyde (DAP) Study
A report on a study examining the prevalence of domestic abuse among women patients attending
Primary Care in the Lomond LHCC area including establishing reasons for non-disclosure to medical personnel.
Resources in relation to Female Genital Mutilation
Below is a group of resources on the issue of FGM and are aimed at workers who have an interest in this field of study as a health, social work or other professional.
Feminist Europa FGM
A review of books and films on FGM.
REPLACE TOOLKIT
Researching FGM Intervention Programmes linked to African communities in the EU - Pilot toolkit for replacing approaches to ending FGM in the EU - a pilot project which applied a health behaviour change approach, combined with participatory action research methods (PAR) to identify particular behaviours and attitudes, which contribute to the perpetuation of FGM within the EU.
Veiled Pain
Study in the Netherlands on the pyscological, social and relational consequences of female genital Muitilation.
