Stopping Gender-based Violence in Higher Education provides a unique insight into gender-based violence at universities and outlines the path toward tangible changes. Bringing together perspectives from activists, practitioners, and university administrators, the book presents a diverse range of voices to constructively critique the field.

Clarissa J. Humphreys is a practitioner, trainer, and leading authority on addressing gender-based violence (GBV) in Higher Education. She is currently the Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response Manager at Durham University and has clinical experience working with survivors and perpetrators of GBV and with individuals with acute mental illnesses and co-occurring substance use issues.

Graham J. Towl is Professor of Forensic Psychology at Durham University and a former Chief Psychologist at the Ministry of Justice. He was peer (British Psychological Society) nominated as the most influential UK forensic psychologist. His publications on sexual violence at universities include two co-authored books and numerous blogs and articles in Higher Education outlets.

Table of Contents

Contributors

List of Abbreviations

List of Tables

List of Figures

1. Introduction: We still have work to do

Clarissa J. Humphreys and Graham J. Towl

Part 1

Context, Theory and Law

2. The significance of culture in the prevention of gender-based violence in universities

Melanie McCarry, Cassandra Jones and Anni Donaldson

3. Hidden marks: The contribution of student leaders to tackling gender-based violence on campus

Jim Dickinson and Sunday Blake

4. Intersectional approaches to gender-based violence in universities: Experiences and interventions

Geetanjali Gangoli and Cassandra Jones

5. Violence and abuse, universities and LGBTQ+ students

Catherine Donovan and Nicola Roberts

6. Perceptions of consent in UK Higher Education: Implications for policy and training

Ngozi Anyadike-Danes

7. Sexual violence in Higher Education: Prevalence and characteristics of perpetrators

Samuel T. Hales

8. The legal framework: Limitations and opportunities

Rachel Fenton and Janet Keliher

Part 2

Practice

9. EmilyTest: From tragedy to change

Fiona Drouet and Poppy Gerrard-Abbott

10. Comprehensive institution-wide approach: What is means to be comprehensive

Clarissa J. Humphreys and Graham J. Towl

11. Staff sexual misconduct in Higher Education: Impacts, responses and challenges

Anna Bull

12. Case management as a dedicated role responding to gender-based violence in Higher Education

Kelly Prince and Peta Franklin-Corben

13. Investigation and interviewing: Responding to formal reports of sexual violence in Higher Education

Carl Norcliffe and Andrea Pescod

14. Primary prevention in Higher Education: Progress and opportunity

Kelsey Paske

15. Reflections on accessing and reporting on employee wellbeing data: Implications for hybrid-working and gender-based violence

Rosanna Bellini

16. We should do something (someday): Identifying and working through resistance to gender-based violence prevention

Clarissa J. Humphreys and Graham J. Towl

Part 3

Partnerships

17. How to involve students in work on gender-based violence

Sunday Blake and Jim Dickinson

18. Gender-based violence and Higher Education partnerships with sexual assault services

Elizabeth Hughes and Tammi Walker

19. Rape Crisis: Taking a partnership approach to addressing gender-based violence with universities and colleges across Scotland

Niamh Kerr and Kathryn Dawson

20. The role of regulation in addressing gender-based violence in Higher Education

Amy Norton and Graham J. Towl

21. Working with schools to tackle online harms and gender-based violence

Andy Phippen and Emma Bond

22. Conclusion: Future directions in addressing our problem with gender-based violence in Higher Education

Graham J. Towl and Clarissa J. Humphreys

Index