Miranda Horvath

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University of Suffolk

United Kingdom

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Miranda Horvath is a Professor and Director at the University of Suffolk, UK. Her research focuses on policing, specifically in areas such as sex offence investigations, domestic violence, and the effectiveness of police specialisms. Recent publications include studies on the dynamics of male and female sex offence suspects, as well as the exploration of police capacity and case preparation in serious sexual offences.

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Project Bluestone/Operation Soteria Pillar 1: investigation and intelligence of rape and serious sexual assault suspects

Open Date: 2021-09-01

Close Date: 2022-09-01

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Pathfinder to develop better understanding and new opportunities to improve policing response to rape.

Open Date: 2021-01-01

Close Date: 2021-04-01

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Rapid Evidence Assessment in relation to intrafamilial child sexual abuse

Open Date: 2014-02-01

Close Date: 2014-06-01

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Evidence Review of What Works in Managing Young Offenders

Open Date: 2013-12-01

Close Date: 2014-08-01

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Literature Review on the impact of pornography on children and young people

Open Date: 2013-01-01

Close Date: 2013-05-01

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Ruth Spence

Middlesex University

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Emma Williams

Open University

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Joana Miguel Gomes Ferreira

University of Bath

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Olivia Smith

Senior Lecturer in Criminology & Social Policy

Loughborough University

UNITED KINGDOM

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“Shifting goalposts” and “fishing expeditions”: police case preparation and the application of the full code test in cases of RASSO

A comparison of “only-once” and repeat male and female sex offence suspects

Types of Domestic Violence and Abuse-Flagged Offenses and Their Associations: A Quantitative Exploration Using English Police Data

Rethinking success in policing: a moderation model of specialism’s interaction with self-reported competence, specialism endorsement, wellbeing and organisational support

Understanding police capacity issues in sex offence investigations, and considering a team approach as a solution to (some of) these challenges

Police specialism in England and Wales: an exploratory review

Improving rape and serious sex offences investigations

‘Understanding Domestic Violence and Abuse: Victim, Suspect and Crime Predictors of Police Outcomes’

Policing rape and serious sexual offences: officers’ insights on police specialism

Operation Soteria Bluestone: Rethinking RASSO investigations

“Unless you’ve got a conviction, there’s not much you can do”: Rethinking long-term disruption and exit strategy in RASSO investigations

‘A lot of the time it’s dealing with victims who don’t want to know, it’s all made up, or they’ve got mental health’: Rape myths in a large English police force

Myths about myths? A commentary on Thomas (2020) and the question of jury r ape myth acceptance

Correction: Guest Editors’ Introduction: Project Bluestone: Improving the Police Response to Rape and Serious Sexual Offending in the United Kingdom

Understanding sexual violence and factors related to police outcomes

A Systematic Literature Review of Specialist Policing of Rape and Serious Sexual Offences

Critical Reflection: The Importance of Case Reviews and Reflective Practice in Rape and Serious Sexual Offences Investigations

Guest Editors’ Introduction: Project Bluestone: Improving the Police Response to Rape and Serious Sexual Offending in the United Kingdom

Taking Stock; A Review of the State of Forensic Psychology as Revealed Through an Analysis of Journal Articles 2015–20

Myths about myths? A commentary on Thomas (2020) and the question of jury rape myth acceptance

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on reporting of rape, serious sexual offences, and domestic abuse in one English police force

Understanding sexual violence and factors related to police outcomes

The Impacts of Working With Victims of Sexual Violence: A Rapid Evidence Assessment

Collaborators (4)

Ruth Spence

Emma Williams

Joana Miguel Gomes Ferreira

Olivia Smith

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