It is our case work here at the Centre for Learning and Innovation in Public Protection (CLIPP) at the University of Gloucestershire that has inspired some of our research. Working on individual cases reveals the way some issues have such a significant impact and also reveals issues that are often seemingly invisible. The Hidden Homicide... Continue Reading →

Version 1.1 of the training is now available. It has been designed to replace the face to face training that is so difficult now due to the Covid-19 restrictions. An online course also allows professionals to access the information at a time convenient to themselves and from anywhere in the world. It means that large... Continue Reading →

The online training is about to go live very soon! It has been difficult putting things together in lockdown conditions and aspects have taken longer than we hoped. We have had to do some things in ways we hadn't planned, but its just about ready to go now and we hope you are all as... Continue Reading →

There are no places left for this event This webinar takes place: 10th June 1100 - 1300 UK time Zoom platform There is no charge Those of you who have sent your email address will receive information via email next week. Susan Haile will be the host for the event. Sue is an experienced advocate... Continue Reading →

The Homicide Timeline Webinar will be happening on the 10th June between 1100 and 1300. Everyone who has expressed interest in the online training and sent me their email address will receive an invitation to the webinar. If you are interested please make sure I have your email. Those of you who gave me Twitter... Continue Reading →

There have been some really great webinars and debates taking place during this lockdown that have kept intimate partner homicide high on the agenda. I have been lucky enough to be part of some of those discussions and it has inspired me to try and give answers to some of the questions that have arisen... Continue Reading →

It is a fact that even before the Covid-19 lockdown there was an increase in domestic homicides. There has been another increase during the lockdown and sadly I predict this will continue. It’s important to recognise that the lockdown is not creating abusers, it is however bringing them out of the shadows. These homicides are... Continue Reading →

This morning I was sent a french translation of the homicide timeline stages that I am able to reproduce here. Please feel free to share this with french speaking friends and contacts: (Title) Chronologie d'un féminicide (First Stage) Historique avant la relation --- Casier judiciaire ou accusations venant d'ancien.ne.s partenaires de contrôle, violences domestiques ou... Continue Reading →

This project becomes more complex and fascinating the longer it goes on. We are looking at cases where there has been a sudden death, but even though there are circumstances that raise the suspicion of homicide, there is no formal finding or recording of homicide. This may be for various different reasons, and it’s those... Continue Reading →