Julia Davidson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3917673 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Julia Davidson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Julia |
| FAMILY NAME | Davidson |
| SIGNATURE | DAVIDSON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Glasgow |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0811-6086 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Book Reviewers for Volume 130
An exploratory cross-cultural study of community-based health literacy interventions to promote the mental well-being of disadvantaged and disabled young Africans
The study emphasizes the need for context-specific, culturally appropriate health literacy interventions to support the mental health and well-being of young Africans in LMICs. By focusing on the lived experiences of disadvantaged groups, the research contributes to a better understanding of effective strategies for promoting health literacy and addressing health inequalities in African communities during and after health emergencies
Researching the Affects That Online Pornography Has on U.K. Adolescents Aged 11 to 16
This article considers data from a large empirical study of nearly 1,100 U.K. adolescents aged 11 to 16 (in a mixed methods three-stage sample) and provides an overview of their experiences of online adult pornography. The article investigates how seeing online pornography influenced those who watched it, and to what degree, if any, the attitudes of those adolescents altered with repeat viewings. It concludes with an overview of the social policy…
Child Abuse and Protection
Literature in the child abuse and child protection arena has tended to adopt either a practice or legal perspective. Drawing on their expertise as researchers and leaders in their field, Julia Davison and Antonia Bifulco offer a comprehensive and cohesive book on child abuse and child protection, drawing on both criminological and psychological perspectives on all forms of child maltreatment and child protection practice together with impacts on …
Online Offending Behaviour and Child Victimization
Exploring Young People's Use of Social Networking Sites and Digital Media in the Internet Safety Context
This paper explores young people's use of digital media focusing upon the use of social networking sites (SNS) as a means of networking and communication in the context of internet safety. It also considers cultural and gender differences in the use of the medium. It draws upon recent research conducted by the authors in the UK in 20091 This research was funded by the National Audit Office (NAO). and in the Kingdom of Bahrain in 20102 This resear…
Protecting vulnerable young people in cyberspace from sexual abuse
This paper explores the danger that young people may be exposed to when using the Internet. The first part sets out the context by considering new developments in UK and international legislation and then explores educational moves to protect children. Focus is upon findings from research undertaken on behalf of the London Metropolitan Police Service in evaluating the Safer Surfing programme designed to enable young people’s safe Internet use. In…
Managing Men who Sexually Abuse by D. Briggs and R. Kennington
London : Jessica Kingsley ( 2006 ) 231pp . £18.99pb ISBN 978-1-85302807-6 Managing Men who Sexually Abuse by David Briggs and Roger Kennington is a text aimed at those working with men who have sexually abused. The book builds upon a previous publication ‘Assessing Men who Sexually Abuse’ (Briggs et al. 1998) which focused upon the evaluation of abusers. The text was probably designed for those with managerial responsibility for staff working on …
Bunking off’
There is widespread interest in the impact of unauthorised absence on pupil attainment, links with disaffection, exclusion from school and criminality. However, little is heard about what those who take unauthorised absence from school think that the effect has been on them; nor do we hear the voices of other pupils and their teachers. This article presents evidence from a one‐year study of absence in seven local authorities in England funded by …
Do the Benefits Justify the Costs? An Evaluation of the ‘Sitter Service’ in Scotland
This research identified the costs and benefits of the sitter service in Scotland. A ‘sitter service’ is one that provides home‐based childcare outside the hours of 8:00 am to 6:00 pm on weekdays and at weekends to support children of shift workers, single parents/carers and for children who require additional support. Nine sitter services, organised by voluntary or not‐for‐profit organisations in Scotland, were contacted; their costs were compar…
Supporting Teachers in Scottish Schools
Traditionally, education in Scotland has been viewed as a national service that is locally administered. This research casts new light on that relationship between the Scottish Executive and local authorities by drawing on evidence from an evaluation of the implementation of the additional support staff element of the Teachers' Agreement which determined not only teachers' pay structure but also established the professional conditions under which…
Child Sexual Abuse
Child victims of sexual abuse
This paper is a selected review of research on issues surrounding the investigation of intra-familial child sexual abuse for children aged eight and above, in the criminal justice system. Particular attention is paid to features of the investigative interview in relation to the child's level of understanding, ability to report and likely emotional response when the proceedings take place. Best practice by police and social care agencies involves …
Prescription for learning? Meeting the development needs of the pharmacy profession
This article explores the use of open learning to meet pharmacists' continuing development needs in the UK—a topic that the researchers first explored in 1996. First, it sets those needs in the context of the changing role of the pharmacist within the health care team. Second, the authors report the findings from a one-year study conducted in 1999–2000 by the Scottish Council for Research in Education of continuing professional development (CPD) …
Prostitution, Power and Freedom
"Prostitution, Power and Freedom brings new insights to the ongoing debate among scholars, activists, and others on the controversial subject of prostitution. Sociologist Julia O'Connell Davidson's study is based on wide research from various corners of the world and includes interviews with prostitutes, clients, and procurers active in the international sex trade. O'Connell Davidson demonstrates the complexity of prostitution, arguing that it is…
Bunking off’
There is widespread interest in the impact of unauthorised absence on pupil attainment, links with disaffection, exclusion from school and criminality. However, little is heard about what those who take unauthorised absence from school think that the effect has been on them; nor do we hear the voices of other pupils and their teachers. This article presents evidence from a one‐year study of absence in seven local authorities in England funded by …
Prostitution, Power and Freedom
"Prostitution, Power and Freedom brings new insights to the ongoing debate among scholars, activists, and others on the controversial subject of prostitution. Sociologist Julia O'Connell Davidson's study is based on wide research from various corners of the world and includes interviews with prostitutes, clients, and procurers active in the international sex trade. O'Connell Davidson demonstrates the complexity of prostitution, arguing that it is…
Prescription for learning? Meeting the development needs of the pharmacy profession
This article explores the use of open learning to meet pharmacists' continuing development needs in the UK—a topic that the researchers first explored in 1996. First, it sets those needs in the context of the changing role of the pharmacist within the health care team. Second, the authors report the findings from a one-year study conducted in 1999–2000 by the Scottish Council for Research in Education of continuing professional development (CPD) …
Child victims of sexual abuse
This paper is a selected review of research on issues surrounding the investigation of intra-familial child sexual abuse for children aged eight and above, in the criminal justice system. Particular attention is paid to features of the investigative interview in relation to the child's level of understanding, ability to report and likely emotional response when the proceedings take place. Best practice by police and social care agencies involves …
Do the Benefits Justify the Costs? An Evaluation of the ‘Sitter Service’ in Scotland
This research identified the costs and benefits of the sitter service in Scotland. A ‘sitter service’ is one that provides home‐based childcare outside the hours of 8:00 am to 6:00 pm on weekdays and at weekends to support children of shift workers, single parents/carers and for children who require additional support. Nine sitter services, organised by voluntary or not‐for‐profit organisations in Scotland, were contacted; their costs were compar…
Supporting Teachers in Scottish Schools
Traditionally, education in Scotland has been viewed as a national service that is locally administered. This research casts new light on that relationship between the Scottish Executive and local authorities by drawing on evidence from an evaluation of the implementation of the additional support staff element of the Teachers' Agreement which determined not only teachers' pay structure but also established the professional conditions under which…
Child Sexual Abuse
Protecting vulnerable young people in cyberspace from sexual abuse
This paper explores the danger that young people may be exposed to when using the Internet. The first part sets out the context by considering new developments in UK and international legislation and then explores educational moves to protect children. Focus is upon findings from research undertaken on behalf of the London Metropolitan Police Service in evaluating the Safer Surfing programme designed to enable young people’s safe Internet use. In…
Managing Men who Sexually Abuse by D. Briggs and R. Kennington
London : Jessica Kingsley ( 2006 ) 231pp . £18.99pb ISBN 978-1-85302807-6 Managing Men who Sexually Abuse by David Briggs and Roger Kennington is a text aimed at those working with men who have sexually abused. The book builds upon a previous publication ‘Assessing Men who Sexually Abuse’ (Briggs et al. 1998) which focused upon the evaluation of abusers. The text was probably designed for those with managerial responsibility for staff working on …
Bunking off’
There is widespread interest in the impact of unauthorised absence on pupil attainment, links with disaffection, exclusion from school and criminality. However, little is heard about what those who take unauthorised absence from school think that the effect has been on them; nor do we hear the voices of other pupils and their teachers. This article presents evidence from a one‐year study of absence in seven local authorities in England funded by …
Exploring Young People's Use of Social Networking Sites and Digital Media in the Internet Safety Context
This paper explores young people's use of digital media focusing upon the use of social networking sites (SNS) as a means of networking and communication in the context of internet safety. It also considers cultural and gender differences in the use of the medium. It draws upon recent research conducted by the authors in the UK in 20091 This research was funded by the National Audit Office (NAO). and in the Kingdom of Bahrain in 20102 This resear…
Online Offending Behaviour and Child Victimization
Child Abuse and Protection
Literature in the child abuse and child protection arena has tended to adopt either a practice or legal perspective. Drawing on their expertise as researchers and leaders in their field, Julia Davison and Antonia Bifulco offer a comprehensive and cohesive book on child abuse and child protection, drawing on both criminological and psychological perspectives on all forms of child maltreatment and child protection practice together with impacts on …
Researching the Affects That Online Pornography Has on U.K. Adolescents Aged 11 to 16
This article considers data from a large empirical study of nearly 1,100 U.K. adolescents aged 11 to 16 (in a mixed methods three-stage sample) and provides an overview of their experiences of online adult pornography. The article investigates how seeing online pornography influenced those who watched it, and to what degree, if any, the attitudes of those adolescents altered with repeat viewings. It concludes with an overview of the social policy…
An exploratory cross-cultural study of community-based health literacy interventions to promote the mental well-being of disadvantaged and disabled young Africans
The study emphasizes the need for context-specific, culturally appropriate health literacy interventions to support the mental health and well-being of young Africans in LMICs. By focusing on the lived experiences of disadvantaged groups, the research contributes to a better understanding of effective strategies for promoting health literacy and addressing health inequalities in African communities during and after health emergencies
Book Reviewers for Volume 130
Psychology (12 works) · Political science (9 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Criminology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Sexual abuse (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Focus group (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works)