Gemma Hamilton
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4372991 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Gemma Hamilton |
| PRENOMES | Gemma |
| SOBRENOME | Hamilton |
| ASSINATURA | HAMILTON G |
| AFILIAÇÕES | RMIT University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5953-407X |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 18 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 18 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2016 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
‘So fucking unfair’
Our study sought to build on the victim-centred justice scholarship by exploring whether victim-survivors felt any sense of justice after reporting sexual violence to police in Australia. Using the frameworks of kaleidoscopic justice and a recently developed reimagined procedural justice theory, we also explored which justice principles were present in 26 victim-survivors’ accounts of their reporting experiences. Semi-structured interviews with p…
Sexual Assault Victim-Survivors’ Perceptions of Police Interview Techniques
Victim-survivors of sexual violence frequently describe police interviews as traumatising, yet their input has seldom been sought in the development of investigative interview techniques. Our study surveyed 285 adult victim-survivors of sexual violence in Australia to examine their perceptions of key police interview techniques. Conducting the interview in a private and comfortable environment was rated as the most important technique to victim-s…
Horrible, Fantastic, Traumatic”
This study explored adult victim-survivors' experiences of reporting sexual violence to police in Australia, focusing on their suggestions for supporting future victim-survivors. By drawing on feminist standpoint theory, qualitative interviews with 26 victim-survivors indicated a range of experiences, yet strikingly similar concerns and suggestions for improvement. Using reflexive thematic analysis, key themes included the importance of interview…
Young adult perspectives on sexuality education in Australia
Over the past decade, global awareness of the extent, impacts and underlying drivers of sexual violence has grown. While sexual violence can affect anyone, research indicates that young people are disproportionately affected as both victims/survivors and as perpetrators. Comprehensive sexuality education is one key strategy to prevent sexual violence among young people. However, research has revealed significant shortcomings of Australian sexuali…
Can and should police tell victim-survivors ‘I believe you’ during sexual offence investigations
Time Will Tell
Drawing on qualitative interviews with both victim-survivors (n = 11) and specialist service providers (n = 11) in Victoria (Australia), this article analyses formal support-seeking for co-occurring family violence and sexual harm through a temporal lens. Our findings focus on two main themes: (i) victim-survivor readiness and trauma-informed support; and (ii) service readiness, time constraints and delays in providing support. The analysis sheds…
Intercepting family violence in covert police investigations
While the policing of domestic and family violence has gained attention, little focus has been placed on family violence within the context of covert policing. Given the link between family violence and other serious crimes at the centre of covert investigations, it is crucial to examine the ethical and practical dilemmas that arise when family violence is inadvertently detected during undercover operations. Drawing on legislative and policy fram…
How do representatives from sporting organisations understand primary prevention of violence against women
Sports settings have been identified as important locations for the prevention of violence against women, with numerous prevention initiatives currently running in many sports internationally. However, little is known about how those involved in sporting organisations, who are often tasked with delivering such initiatives, conceptualise the prevention of violence against women. This research draws on a survey of people who were invited to partici…
The Intersections of Family Violence and Sexual Offending
Often examined separately, this timely volume provides a detailed exploration of the nexus between family violence and sexual offending. Recognising family and sexual violence as highly interrelated issues, it uncovers the challenges and paradoxes of addressing them as separate versus coinciding problems. What is lost and gained when we treat family violence and sexual offending according to the same framework? Light is shed on the nature and dyn…
Intersections of Family Violence and Sexual Offending
Policing repeat and high-risk family violence
Family violence forms a significant part of police-work, with many police agencies adopting evolving responses to family violence over time. This article presents the qualitative findings of a mixed-method evaluation of ‘Alexis’, a coordinated police-social-services approach to family violence piloted in the state of Victoria, Australia. In-depth interviews were conducted with 14 stakeholders (7 police members and 7 community service providers) t…
Police officers’ perceptions of specialist training, skills and qualities needed to investigate sexual crime
This study explored police officers’ perceptions of specialist training for sexual offence investigations, as well as the skills and qualities needed to investigate sexual crime. The sample included 41 Australian police officers who completed anonymous questionnaires before, immediately after, and 9–12 months following a 4-week intensive course that focused on the Whole Story framework for conducting sexual offence investigations. Results indicat…
Parent abuse by dependent adult children living in the family home
Research is beginning to examine the abuse of parents by their children but has tended to focus on adolescent-to-parent abuse where the child is aged between 10–17 years, or elder abuse where the victim is of post-retirement age. This article examines an under-recognized form of family violence that involves the abuse of parents by their dependent adult-aged children living in the family home. This article draws on data from an evaluation of a po…
Changing Police Officers’ Attitudes in Sexual Offense Cases
We examined whether specialist training can have an immediate and lasting impact on investigators’ attitudes in sexual offense cases. Australian police officers participated in a 4-week training program that focused on the dynamics of sexual offending. Officers completed questionnaires before, immediately after, and 9 to 12 months following training. They were presented with scenarios involving adult and child complainants with varying levels of …
Homicide, Gender, and Responsibility
(2017). Homicide, Gender, and Responsibility: An International Perspective edited by Kate Fitz-Gibbon and Sandra Walklate. Current Issues in Criminal Justice: Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 361-363
Following #JillMeagher
In the early morning of Saturday 22 September 2012 an Australian woman, Gillian ‘Jill’ Meagher, was reported missing after spending an evening out with work colleagues in suburban Brunswick (Melbourne, Victoria). Thousands of Australians followed the crime event as it unfolded via the mainstream news and online. On Sunday 23 September, a Facebook group ‘Help Us Find Jill Meagher’ was created, accumulating 90,000 followers in just four days, while…
Abbott’s ‘budget crisis’, Cald women’s loss? Service providers explore the impact of funding cuts
Women have been disproportionately affected by funding cuts to services following the 2008 global financial crisis. Using a feminist intersectional analysis of austerity measures applied to family violence (FV) services in Victoria, Australia, including 11 service provider interviews, we find that: the Australian government drew on global narratives of austerity in constructing a 'budget crisis', with subsequent cuts to funds addressing FV; budge…
Professionals' Perceptions Regarding the Suitability of Investigative Interview Protocols with Aboriginal Children
ObjectiveDespite the heterogeneity of Australian Aboriginal peoples, certain styles of relating are shared and are markedly different to the communication styles of non‐Aboriginal peoples. These differences may affect the suitability of current investigative interview protocols to Australian Aboriginal children. This study aimed to qualitatively evaluate the applicability of an investigative interview protocol to Australian Aboriginal children an…
Following #JillMeagher
In the early morning of Saturday 22 September 2012 an Australian woman, Gillian ‘Jill’ Meagher, was reported missing after spending an evening out with work colleagues in suburban Brunswick (Melbourne, Victoria). Thousands of Australians followed the crime event as it unfolded via the mainstream news and online. On Sunday 23 September, a Facebook group ‘Help Us Find Jill Meagher’ was created, accumulating 90,000 followers in just four days, while…
Time Will Tell
Drawing on qualitative interviews with both victim-survivors (n = 11) and specialist service providers (n = 11) in Victoria (Australia), this article analyses formal support-seeking for co-occurring family violence and sexual harm through a temporal lens. Our findings focus on two main themes: (i) victim-survivor readiness and trauma-informed support; and (ii) service readiness, time constraints and delays in providing support. The analysis sheds…
Abbott’s ‘budget crisis’, Cald women’s loss? Service providers explore the impact of funding cuts
Women have been disproportionately affected by funding cuts to services following the 2008 global financial crisis. Using a feminist intersectional analysis of austerity measures applied to family violence (FV) services in Victoria, Australia, including 11 service provider interviews, we find that: the Australian government drew on global narratives of austerity in constructing a 'budget crisis', with subsequent cuts to funds addressing FV; budge…
Professionals' Perceptions Regarding the Suitability of Investigative Interview Protocols with Aboriginal Children
ObjectiveDespite the heterogeneity of Australian Aboriginal peoples, certain styles of relating are shared and are markedly different to the communication styles of non‐Aboriginal peoples. These differences may affect the suitability of current investigative interview protocols to Australian Aboriginal children. This study aimed to qualitatively evaluate the applicability of an investigative interview protocol to Australian Aboriginal children an…
Professionals' Perceptions Regarding the Suitability of Investigative Interview Protocols with Aboriginal Children
ObjectiveDespite the heterogeneity of Australian Aboriginal peoples, certain styles of relating are shared and are markedly different to the communication styles of non‐Aboriginal peoples. These differences may affect the suitability of current investigative interview protocols to Australian Aboriginal children. This study aimed to qualitatively evaluate the applicability of an investigative interview protocol to Australian Aboriginal children an…
Homicide, Gender, and Responsibility
(2017). Homicide, Gender, and Responsibility: An International Perspective edited by Kate Fitz-Gibbon and Sandra Walklate. Current Issues in Criminal Justice: Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 361-363
Following #JillMeagher
In the early morning of Saturday 22 September 2012 an Australian woman, Gillian ‘Jill’ Meagher, was reported missing after spending an evening out with work colleagues in suburban Brunswick (Melbourne, Victoria). Thousands of Australians followed the crime event as it unfolded via the mainstream news and online. On Sunday 23 September, a Facebook group ‘Help Us Find Jill Meagher’ was created, accumulating 90,000 followers in just four days, while…
Abbott’s ‘budget crisis’, Cald women’s loss? Service providers explore the impact of funding cuts
Women have been disproportionately affected by funding cuts to services following the 2008 global financial crisis. Using a feminist intersectional analysis of austerity measures applied to family violence (FV) services in Victoria, Australia, including 11 service provider interviews, we find that: the Australian government drew on global narratives of austerity in constructing a 'budget crisis', with subsequent cuts to funds addressing FV; budge…
Changing Police Officers’ Attitudes in Sexual Offense Cases
We examined whether specialist training can have an immediate and lasting impact on investigators’ attitudes in sexual offense cases. Australian police officers participated in a 4-week training program that focused on the dynamics of sexual offending. Officers completed questionnaires before, immediately after, and 9 to 12 months following training. They were presented with scenarios involving adult and child complainants with varying levels of …
Policing repeat and high-risk family violence
Family violence forms a significant part of police-work, with many police agencies adopting evolving responses to family violence over time. This article presents the qualitative findings of a mixed-method evaluation of ‘Alexis’, a coordinated police-social-services approach to family violence piloted in the state of Victoria, Australia. In-depth interviews were conducted with 14 stakeholders (7 police members and 7 community service providers) t…
Police officers’ perceptions of specialist training, skills and qualities needed to investigate sexual crime
This study explored police officers’ perceptions of specialist training for sexual offence investigations, as well as the skills and qualities needed to investigate sexual crime. The sample included 41 Australian police officers who completed anonymous questionnaires before, immediately after, and 9–12 months following a 4-week intensive course that focused on the Whole Story framework for conducting sexual offence investigations. Results indicat…
Parent abuse by dependent adult children living in the family home
Research is beginning to examine the abuse of parents by their children but has tended to focus on adolescent-to-parent abuse where the child is aged between 10–17 years, or elder abuse where the victim is of post-retirement age. This article examines an under-recognized form of family violence that involves the abuse of parents by their dependent adult-aged children living in the family home. This article draws on data from an evaluation of a po…
The Intersections of Family Violence and Sexual Offending
Often examined separately, this timely volume provides a detailed exploration of the nexus between family violence and sexual offending. Recognising family and sexual violence as highly interrelated issues, it uncovers the challenges and paradoxes of addressing them as separate versus coinciding problems. What is lost and gained when we treat family violence and sexual offending according to the same framework? Light is shed on the nature and dyn…
Intersections of Family Violence and Sexual Offending
How do representatives from sporting organisations understand primary prevention of violence against women
Sports settings have been identified as important locations for the prevention of violence against women, with numerous prevention initiatives currently running in many sports internationally. However, little is known about how those involved in sporting organisations, who are often tasked with delivering such initiatives, conceptualise the prevention of violence against women. This research draws on a survey of people who were invited to partici…
Intercepting family violence in covert police investigations
While the policing of domestic and family violence has gained attention, little focus has been placed on family violence within the context of covert policing. Given the link between family violence and other serious crimes at the centre of covert investigations, it is crucial to examine the ethical and practical dilemmas that arise when family violence is inadvertently detected during undercover operations. Drawing on legislative and policy fram…
Young adult perspectives on sexuality education in Australia
Over the past decade, global awareness of the extent, impacts and underlying drivers of sexual violence has grown. While sexual violence can affect anyone, research indicates that young people are disproportionately affected as both victims/survivors and as perpetrators. Comprehensive sexuality education is one key strategy to prevent sexual violence among young people. However, research has revealed significant shortcomings of Australian sexuali…
Can and should police tell victim-survivors ‘I believe you’ during sexual offence investigations
Time Will Tell
Drawing on qualitative interviews with both victim-survivors (n = 11) and specialist service providers (n = 11) in Victoria (Australia), this article analyses formal support-seeking for co-occurring family violence and sexual harm through a temporal lens. Our findings focus on two main themes: (i) victim-survivor readiness and trauma-informed support; and (ii) service readiness, time constraints and delays in providing support. The analysis sheds…
‘So fucking unfair’
Our study sought to build on the victim-centred justice scholarship by exploring whether victim-survivors felt any sense of justice after reporting sexual violence to police in Australia. Using the frameworks of kaleidoscopic justice and a recently developed reimagined procedural justice theory, we also explored which justice principles were present in 26 victim-survivors’ accounts of their reporting experiences. Semi-structured interviews with p…
Sexual Assault Victim-Survivors’ Perceptions of Police Interview Techniques
Victim-survivors of sexual violence frequently describe police interviews as traumatising, yet their input has seldom been sought in the development of investigative interview techniques. Our study surveyed 285 adult victim-survivors of sexual violence in Australia to examine their perceptions of key police interview techniques. Conducting the interview in a private and comfortable environment was rated as the most important technique to victim-s…
Horrible, Fantastic, Traumatic”
This study explored adult victim-survivors' experiences of reporting sexual violence to police in Australia, focusing on their suggestions for supporting future victim-survivors. By drawing on feminist standpoint theory, qualitative interviews with 26 victim-survivors indicated a range of experiences, yet strikingly similar concerns and suggestions for improvement. Using reflexive thematic analysis, key themes included the importance of interview…
Psychology (11 obras) · Criminology (10 obras) · Medicine (9 obras) · Political science (9 obras) · Poison control (8 obras) · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies (8 obras) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (7 obras) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (6 obras) · Suicide prevention (6 obras) · Law (5 obras)