Exploring the impact of specially trained dogs on the court experiences of survivors of sexual offending in England and Wales: an exploratory case study
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Spruin, L., Ozcakir Mozova, K., Dempster, T. and Mitchell, S. 2019. Exploring the impact of specially trained dogs on the court experiences of survivors of sexual offending in England and Wales: an exploratory case study. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research. pp. 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-019-09419-1
| Authors | Spruin, L., Ozcakir Mozova, K., Dempster, T. and Mitchell, S. |
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| Abstract | The current research explored the impact of specially trained dogs on the experiences of survivors of sexual offending in an English and Welsh court environment. In total, five cases of survivors of sexual offences were provided with a specially trained dog during court proceedings. In each case, data were collected from several sources, including interviews, observations and various documentations. Using a thorough multiple case study design, data were analysed both within and across each case to identify any individual and thematic patterns. The within-case analysis found that the dog aided survivors in becoming calmer and less anxious. The across-case analysis indicated five reoccurring themes pertaining to the survivor: (1) Impact of court context, The findings also highlighted important considerations when utilising such services to support survivors at court. Overall, these results identified a large amount of benefits to not only the survivors, but also their families and other supporting individuals, providing the first global evaluation of such service for survivors of sexual offending which should aid in considering the introduction of this service internationally. It is thus recommended that the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales explores the use of this service further. |
| Keywords | Trained dogs; Service dogs; Survivors of sexual offending |
| Year | 2019 |
| Journal | European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research |
| Journal citation | pp. 1-27 |
| Publisher | Springer |
| ISSN | 0928-1371 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-019-09419-1 |
| Official URL | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-019-09419-1 |
| Publication dates | |
| Online | 16 Jul 2019 |
| Publication process dates | |
| Deposited | 02 Jul 2019 |
| Accepted | Jun 2019 |
| Accepted author manuscript | |
| Output status | Published |
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