Mapping the Landscape of Violence against Women and Girls
The University of West London has for many years been involved in education and research associated with Policing, Criminology, Law and Forensics. UWL and the School of Human and Social Sciences are building on this area of knowledge with the development of a suite of new study and research programmes in the area of policing which is aligned to the major changes currently taking place in this field. Against this backdrop we have successfully launched an event series of which the prime objectives are to facilitate information exchange, promote research and support open dialogues across a range of issues relating to policing, crime, and public order. The next event in this series is a conference entitled 'Mapping the Landscape of Violence Against Women and Girls' where we have created a trans/interdisciplinary forum for explorations of the various ways in which gendered violence impacts on women and girls and wider society and to outline some of the latest understandings drawn from research, practice and policy.
University of West London colleagues are invited to attend this event for free.
Arrival time is 1.30pm (for registration and refreshments) and the event will formally close with a networking reception at 6pm.
Confirmed speakers
Diana Nammi
Diana has campaigned and challenged laws and legislation in the area of 'honour' killings, forced marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM) and the rights of women to divorce in religious marriages. Diana provides an overview of the definitions of 'honour' based violence and forced marriage and her talk will focus on how professionals can identify the signs and intervene in cases of 'honour' based violence and forced marriage.
Leyla Hussain
UWL alumna and Honorary Doctor of Letters, Leyla Hussein has trained as a Psychotherapist and is a multi-award winning FGM campaigner, activist and writer. In this talk Leyla explores the gendered issues of FGM in her presentation entitled "The Cruel Cut".
Allan Davies
Allan Davis is a Detective Inspector in the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) who has worked on various aspects of violence. He is the tactical expert on a range of investigations including FGM, Witchcraft and other forms of violence against women and girls. His work is internationally recognised in terms of influencing investigations and proactive action. Allan's presentation will provide an overview of his investigative approach and recent work conducted in the United States.
Kim Doyle
Kim is the Joint Chief Executive of LimeCulture CIC, a national sexual violence organisation. For the last 30 years she has worked extensively in the field of sexual violence and child protection alongside the police, health service, lawyers and other third sector agencies to improve the standard of rape and child abuse investigation. Kim's presentation focuses on prioritising policing in sexual violence cases.
Sally Morris
Sally has worked as a Domestic Abuse Education Officer for 10 years and trained as an Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA). In her presentation "Prevention as Intervention" Sally focuses on young people and education within the context of navigating safer relationships.
Jo Neale
Jo is Senior Research Fellow and Co-ordinator for Making Research Count. She has worked on a number of projects relating to violence against women. In her presentation, Jo will provide a perspective of women's experiences of post-separation abuse, drawing upon the notion of 'Dark Triad' (a constellation of Narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy) as a useful framework for professionals' understanding of perpetrators' behaviour.
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