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PhD Studentship: Protecting children from exploitation: A study of perpetrator characteristics and motivations

University of Bradford

Qualification Type: PhD
Location: Bradford
Funding for: UK Students
Funding amount: Not Specified
Hours: Full Time
Placed On: 8th February 2023
Closes: 5th April 2023

Project Supervisors:

Dr Samina Karim (Social Work), Dr Yunis Alam (Sociology) and Professor Peter Mitchell (Psychology)

Project Description:

Child sexual exploitation (CSE) is increasingly being recognised as a concern within the UK, with the recent IICSA (2022) report suggesting that this is a widespread issue which requires further attention. It is recognised that incidences remain under-reported, and although we are beginning to understand more about victim experiences, there remains a gap in research when it comes to evidence relating to perpetrators. Perpetrator characteristics have been identified globally, through rapid evidence reviews (Walker et al. 2018), but engagement with, and understanding of, perpetrator motivations and characteristics from within the UK remains relatively absent. This is pertinent to the social media/media discourse that has tended to couch this as an explicitly cultural issue; a further element of this research relates to investigating/debunking the myths surrounding these issues. In concrete terms, the research will advance knowledge of causal factors to support professionals to better understand, prevent and respond to the issues present.

This PhD project will aim to explore perpetrator motivations, the extent to which sexuality and sexual activity is framed by their understandings of childhood, consent, and abuse. The research will make connections with the salience of power – as transmitted through class, gender and economic position, which in turn offers insights into ‘why’ certain forms of CSE are becoming apparent. Perpetrator motivations tied to shared or negotiated understandings of consent, childhood and sexuality will also be explored through the research.

We are therefore seeking to recruit an aspiring PhD student, who will develop this piece of work; with supervisory support from across the School of Social Sciences at the University of Bradford. This research is fully funded, to cover fees plus a stipend, which will be awarded to the successful candidate

Requirements:

Applicants should hold at least a Bachelors degree and preferably a Masters degree from a Higher Education Institution or acceptable equivalent qualification in social work, psychology, sociology or related discipline from the Social Sciences.

Satisfactory completion of a DBS check is required on enrolment and will be processed through the University after registration.

Funding notes:

This project has full funding for UK students, which will cover tuition and bench fees, and a stipend for living costs. This award is only for UK students, and students who are settled or pre-settled in the UK.

Funding for:

UK Students

Enquiries email name and address:  

For informal enquiries, please contact research@bradford.ac.uk

How to apply:

Potential candidates should apply directly online through the online application portal.

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