Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI)http://hdl.handle.net/10147/1383982024-03-26T22:55:06Z2024-03-26T22:55:06ZA Safer Space: Counselling Survivors of Sexual Violence OnlineWalsh, Michellehttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/6402922023-12-22T04:17:28Z2022-01-01T00:00:00ZA Safer Space: Counselling Survivors of Sexual Violence Online
Walsh, Michelle
In April 2021, Rape Crisis Network Ireland undertook a Clinical Innovation Project (CIP) called Counselling Survivors On- and Offline led by Dr Michelle Walsh and funded by Rethink Ireland. The research included an online survey on remote counselling for survivors of sexual violence, along with follow up one-to-one interviews, that aimed to discover levels of satisfaction among survivors with counselling before and during the pandemic and to find out more broadly whether or not the quality and safety of online counselling for survivors of sexual violence meets rights and expectations.
2022-01-01T00:00:00ZRCNI RCNI Rape Crisis Statistics 2022Mears, Elainehttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/6402912024-02-17T02:20:22Z2023-11-01T00:00:00ZRCNI RCNI Rape Crisis Statistics 2022
Mears, Elaine
Annual Rape Crisis statistics entered into the RCNI data collection system
2023-11-01T00:00:00ZRCNI RCNI Rape Crisis Statistics 2021Mears, Elainehttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/6402902024-02-17T02:20:09Z2022-10-01T00:00:00ZRCNI RCNI Rape Crisis Statistics 2021
Mears, Elaine
Annual Rape Crisis statistics entered into the RCNI data collection system
2022-10-01T00:00:00ZBreaking the Silence: Terminology Guidelines for Data Collection on Sexual Violence Against ChildrenBartlett, HelenMears, ElaineCounihan, Carolinehttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/6317602022-04-20T10:26:33Z2022-01-01T00:00:00ZBreaking the Silence: Terminology Guidelines for Data Collection on Sexual Violence Against Children
Bartlett, Helen; Mears, Elaine; Counihan, Caroline
This is a reference document that will be useful both for data collection specialists and for everyone working with survivors and perpetrators of sexual violence. It includes agreed shared definitions for 27 key terms and indicators for administrative data collection on survivors of sexual violence against children. It is the result of a collaborative process involving 7 public, 17 NGO support services, and 5 monitoring or academic research groups.
2022-01-01T00:00:00ZRCNI Rape Crisis Statistics 2020Mears, Elainehttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/6310162022-01-18T15:06:58Z2021-01-01T00:00:00ZRCNI Rape Crisis Statistics 2020
Mears, Elaine
Annual data entered by Rape Crisis Centres into the RCNI Data Collection System.
2021-01-01T00:00:00ZStorm and Stress: An Exploration of Sexual Harassment Amongst AdolescentsWalsh, Michellehttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/6310152022-01-18T15:05:34Z2021-01-01T00:00:00ZStorm and Stress: An Exploration of Sexual Harassment Amongst Adolescents
Walsh, Michelle
This summary report is derived principally from a distillation of Dr Michelle Walsh’s PhD Thesis. Dr. Michelle Walsh completed her PhD ‘An Exploration of Sexual Harassment among Irish Adolescents: Experience and Understanding’ within the Unesco Child and Family Research Centre in NUI Galway.
This study sought to:
1. Explore adolescents’ experiences and understanding of sexual harassment which is perpetrated against them by their peers.
2. Consider adolescents’ responses to sexual harassment and what responses they would like to see to address sexual harassment within their peer community.
The study focused on the previous 12-month period of the young peoples’ lives. The research comprised of data from 599 adolescents who completed a questionnaire, interviews with 93 adolescents, and interviews with 21 youth workers in Ireland.
2021-01-01T00:00:00ZRCNI Rape Crisis Statistics 2019Mears, Elainehttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/6290282021-02-23T01:31:38Z2020-12-01T00:00:00ZRCNI Rape Crisis Statistics 2019
Mears, Elaine
Annual data entered by Rape Crisis Centres into the RCNI Data Collection System.
2020-12-01T00:00:00Z2014 RCNI National Rape Crisis StatisticsMears, Elainehttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/6281042020-08-20T01:26:37Z2015-01-01T00:00:00Z2014 RCNI National Rape Crisis Statistics
Mears, Elaine
Data and information about people using Rape Crisis Centres services in Ireland in 2014 compiled from the RCNI Data Collection System. RCNI have coordinated the collection of information from service users attending RCCs for over 10 years. This data is used to produce a multitude of different research reports, academic articles, policy papers, briefings and submissions, and worked with academic institutions, PhD students, independent researchers and many different organisations to develop our research further.
This research and data collection has provided the necessary evidence-base to create improvements in legislation, policies and practices nationally regarding sexual violence. RCNI research and data collection has formed the basis of social and cultural changes by informing and impacting public attitudes to sexual violence and understanding of the issue.
2015-01-01T00:00:00ZGuide to the Legal Process for Survivors of Sexual Violence 2nd editionCounihan, Carolinehttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/6281032020-08-20T01:23:10Z2019-01-01T00:00:00ZGuide to the Legal Process for Survivors of Sexual Violence 2nd edition
Counihan, Caroline
The aim of this Guide is to provide information on our legal system and on the various supports available to survivors of sexual violence. We have compiled this information from the perspective of the survivor facing the legal implications of the crime, from taking the first steps towards reporting the sexual violence which they have suffered, and later having to consider how best to cope with their role in the legal system. It is about empowering survivors, by arming them with valuable information not only on the law, but also on the support services which are available to them before, during and after engaging with the legal process.This Guide has incorporated and distilled years of expertise from member Rape Crisis Centres who support hundreds of survivors of sexual violence every year.This Guide begins with an overview of the criminal justice process, from the point of trying to decide whether to report the crime, through to the DPP’s decision whether or not to prosecute, to sentence or other final point. Then it sets out the principal legal issues which a survivor will, or may, encounter on their journey through the criminal justice system in some detail, and goes on to provide information on the various supports which are available. There are also sections on other avenues of redress, such as civil litigation and making an application to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal.
2019-01-01T00:00:00ZRCNI Hearing Every Voice – Towards a New Strategy on Vulnerable WitnessesCounihan, Carolinehttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/6281022020-08-20T01:23:02Z2018-01-01T00:00:00ZRCNI Hearing Every Voice – Towards a New Strategy on Vulnerable Witnesses
Counihan, Caroline
Our happiness and security depends in large part on the fair and efficient functioning of our legal system. For any legal system to function, those who are subject to its rules (including those who operate that system) must accept and endorse it. This means that the public face of the system, the courts, must operate in a way that is seen to be fair, efficient and in accordance with common sense. Our system operates on the basis that oral evidence is given and tested, usually by the witness appearing in person in a court room. It is essential that witnesses in every case are treated fairly and humanely so as to ensure that they are encouraged to participate in the criminal justice system. To give evidence in court is a difficult task for most but particularly for those who are vulnerable. One example of the dangers posed by creating unnecessary difficulties for witnesses in court is the historic under-reporting of rape and sexual abuse cases. There are numerous ways in which this problem can be approached but this report focuses on describing international solutions to the issue and applying them to this jurisdiction in a series of Recommendations. Our aim is to increase public confidence in the criminal justice system and to enable witnesses in all criminal cases, including those who are accused of a crime, to give their best evidence.While one could accurately describe all victims of crime, particularly violent crime, as vulnerable, we are aware that there are particular groups who need even more specialised support, such as child witnesses and those with some form of disability. For many, it is hard to go through the criminal justice system, but for these groups, it is hardest of all. We can see through our work that the traditional, largely oral-based system of giving live evidence does not work well for many witnesses because their voices are not heard as they should be. It does not work well for the whole community either, because it means that fewer perpetrators are held accountable and a vulnerable accused may be unfairly convicted, if witnesses cannot give their best evidence. While there is now a very welcome focus on victims and their rights by every profession working in the criminal justice system, there is also room for a more in-depth examination of the particular issues facing the most vulnerable witnesses and for some practical proposals which will address existing gaps in support and protection and thereby, improve the quality of evidence given by vulnerable witnesses. Accordingly, RCNI convened a group of professionals from various disciplines, including other victim support professionals, to analyse the complex issues surrounding vulnerable witnesses and put together this Report which concludes with a set of Recommendations. This Report is the project of an informal inter-agency group of practising lawyers, victim support workers, academics, and State agency representatives, whose common purpose is to find ways to enable these witnesses to give their best evidence while continuing to protect the right to a fair trial and reduce the risk of harm to vulnerable witnesses. Over the last year, members have shared relevant documents, listened to specialist support workers and practising lawyers, attended one major international conference, discussed possible solutions, studied some recent academic work in the area, examined how the needs of vulnerable witnesses are met in other jurisdictions, and made recommendations for positive changes to our own system, in this report and elsewhere.
2018-01-01T00:00:00Z