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Harmful Traditional Practices

Prevention, Protection, and Policing

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  • © 2020

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Authors:
  1. Gerry Campbell

    1. London, UK

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  2. Karl A. Roberts

    1. University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia

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  3. Neelam Sarkaria

    1. London, UK

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  • Offers practical guidance on the prosecution and prevention of harmful traditional practices
  • Provides an original insight from three experts in the field with backgrounds in psychology, policing and law
  • Appeals to social workers and police officers in training

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Gerry Campbell, Karl A. Roberts, Neelam Sarkaria
    Pages 1-9

  3. Honour-Based Abuse and Violence

    • Gerry Campbell, Karl A. Roberts, Neelam Sarkaria
    Pages 11-23

  4. Female Genital Mutilation

    • Gerry Campbell, Karl A. Roberts, Neelam Sarkaria
    Pages 25-53

  5. Forced Marriage

    • Gerry Campbell, Karl A. Roberts, Neelam Sarkaria
    Pages 55-78

  6. Child and Early Forced Marriage

    • Gerry Campbell, Karl A. Roberts, Neelam Sarkaria
    Pages 79-89

  7. Breast Ironing

    • Gerry Campbell, Karl A. Roberts, Neelam Sarkaria
    Pages 91-100

  8. Witchcraft, Spirit Possession and Belief-Based Abuse

    • Gerry Campbell, Karl A. Roberts, Neelam Sarkaria
    Pages 101-117

  9. Other Harmful Traditional Practices

    • Gerry Campbell, Karl A. Roberts, Neelam Sarkaria
    Pages 119-127

  10. Police Investigation of Harmful Traditional Practices

    • Gerry Campbell, Karl A. Roberts, Neelam Sarkaria
    Pages 129-153

  11. Prosecuting Cases of Harmful Traditional Practices

    • Gerry Campbell, Karl A. Roberts, Neelam Sarkaria
    Pages 155-174

  12. Alternative Dispute Resolution

    • Gerry Campbell, Karl A. Roberts, Neelam Sarkaria
    Pages 175-186

  13. Overview and Conclusions

    • Gerry Campbell, Karl A. Roberts, Neelam Sarkaria
    Pages 187-195

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 197-203
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About this book

This book is about harmful traditional practices: damaging and often violent acts which include female genital mutilation, forced marriage, honour killings and abuse, breast ironing, witchcraft and faith-based abuse. Often targeting women and young girls, these practices are often justified on spurious religious or traditional grounds but are all forms of abuse. Roberts, Campbell and Sarkaria have backgrounds in psychology, policing and law and have spent many years working at the forefront of attempts to end these practices. Harmful Traditional Practices is therefore a uniquely pragmatic book which aims to inform readers about these acts while identifying the best approaches towards ending and prosecuting against them.


    

Authors and Affiliations

  • London, UK

    Gerry Campbell, Neelam Sarkaria

  • University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia

    Karl A. Roberts

About the authors

Karl A. Roberts is a consultant for the World Health Organisation, and Professor and Chair of Policing and Criminal Justice at The University of Western Sydney in Sydney, Australia. He is a Forensic Psychologist and has published extensively on violence prevention and Harmful traditional practices. He Is accepted as an expert witness in the UK and Australia and works extensively as a consultant with police, health and various NGOs.

Gerry Campbell MBE is a former Scotland Yard Detective Chief Superintendent and deputy national policing lead for Honour Based Abuse, Forced Marriage and FGM. He works with and is an advisor to regional, national and international governments, UN Women, law enforcement agencies, Justice & legal authorities and NGOs. 


Neelam Sarkaria is a UK-based barrister, former prosecutor and senior policy official with extensive experience of gender-based violence (GBV), criminal justice policy development and rule oflaw development in the UK and internationally. She is now supporting UN agencies as an independent criminal justice and GBV expert, and works globally to develop the rule of law. 



    

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