https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am SWSV Project Strathclyde en-us 2022-01-11 15:47:55 UTC 2025-04-17 16:38:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f64c.png susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/1986361215 2022-01-11 15:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/1986361215 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/1986365903 Phones off, please.  
Practice active listening and appreciate all contributions..
Ensure everyone is involved in each session and discussion.
This is a supportive space - don't criticise, just probe or ask in a different way.
Everyone is an expert in their own right - no hierarchy here.  We are bridging between lived experience and academia needs time and patience to be genuine.  
Only share what you are comfortable sharing.  
This is a confidential space, so please don't take anything about an individual outside the group.  Make sure no-one at home can overhear the session...
Be aware that content can be triggering; reach out if you want support, or take a break and let someone know you are okay.  
It's okay to be upset.
Please say if you can't do something, we will be there to help.
Be aware of vicarious trauma and support each other with good de-briefing..

]]> 2022-01-11 15:54:40 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/1986365903 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/1986708350 2022-01-11 18:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/1986708350 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/1988007655 No hierarchy; we meet people where they are. 
There is NO shame or judgement here!  We will support each other to overcome fears and imposter syndrome..
We have privacy and confidentiality in this group and won't share anything about anyone outside the sessions..
You can't say anything wrong - we are here to hold space and compassion.. 
We all worry that we don't know what we are doing - just show up :)
Be honest if we are having problems.. we will get through them together.  It's okay to be upset...  Let someone know if you are having a difficult time. 
We will learn how to protect ourselves from vicarious trauma and being affected by experiences in interviewing.
Step in for your friends and peers. A safe and supportive, fun space for learning and action!  
 ]]> 2022-01-12 11:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/1988007655 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2015908199 A Reflection Sheet to use before/after each session..

A great short video about empathy and what it requires us to do, shared with the group... Thanks Sam! :)





]]> 2022-01-27 14:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2015908199 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2015930918 Thanks to Sam for sharing this video (Trigger warning: This video contains powerful stories of child abuse and sexual violence but is really uplifting at the end!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p06x-yumc0

Thanks to Cherida for this guide (which seemed like science fiction in the US, but gives us all hope!): https://www.nzpc.org.nz/pdfs/WHAT-TO-DO-A-guide-for-sex-workers-who-have-experienced-sexual-assault.pdf

Thanks to Alessandra for sharing this: https://www.eswalliance.org/briefing_paper_on_sex_work_and_mental_health

A research briefing about trauma and sexual violence: https://noviolence.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Trauma-Practice-Paper-FINAL-002.pdf

]]> 2022-01-27 14:14:25 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2015930918 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2015945445 Q1.  How can power dynamics be harmful for interviewing, especially when communicating with survivors and sex workers? What can we do to combat this?
Q2. What opportunities for choice and control can we give, e.g. before the interview, during the interview, contact and support afterwards?]]> 2022-01-27 14:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2015945445 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2016007132 2022-01-27 14:44:46 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2016007132 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2113475564 2022-03-25 09:22:25 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2113475564 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2113477892 Thanks to Jane and Rachel for sharing:
Sophie Day chapter - What counts as rape? Physical assault and broken contracts: contrasting views of rape among London Sex Workers

]]> 2022-03-25 09:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2113477892 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2113482111 Q1. What do sex workers own understandings of sexual violence brings to our understanding of rape, sexual violence and law?

Q2. What are the current legal norms in your area? What do you think/ know from experience are the main issues facing victims? And what do sex workers own understandings of sexual violence brings to our understanding of the issue and how this may inform understandings of legal rules and legal change?


]]> 2022-03-25 09:27:52 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2113482111 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2113507729 1) Always ensure informed consent: Give them the Participant Information and signed consent or verbal consent on the recording. 
2) If a researcher has a safeguarding or ethical problem or worry, contact the PI in your country.  There are official University channels and processes to protect us.  ]]> 2022-03-25 09:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2113507729 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2142415623 We learned from excellent presentations on:

• Involving excluded / diverse communities in sex worker research (including hard to reach Māori communities).
• Involving men and trans people in the project (intersectionality and representation).
• From data analysis to publication.

]]> 2022-04-13 13:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2142415623 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2142423217 Armstrong, L., Fraser, C. (2020) The Disclosure Dilemma: Stigma and Talking About Sex Work in the Decriminalised Context.  In Armstrong, L., & Abel, G. (Eds.) Sex Work and the New Zealand Model: Decriminalisation and Social Change.  Bristol: Policy Press.

https://www.brusselstimes.com/211351/historic-reform-belgium-first-in-europe-to-officially-decriminalise-sex-work

Smith, Linda Tuhiwai (2012) Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples. Bloomsbury Publishing.

]]> 2022-04-13 13:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2142423217 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2142427952 Question 1: Which groups and individuals have been excluded / silenced in sex work research literature and in your research site? Where are the gaps?

Question 2: How do we decolonize the project (including academic literature and participants?  Which diverse / excluded voices should we include (sex workers, groups and practitioners)?

Question 3: What biases might you have when analyzing interviews?  How do we overcome them?]]> 2022-04-13 13:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2142427952 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2142428790 2022-04-13 13:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2142428790 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2177235713 Thanks to Gillian and Teela for excellent presentations on writing up and disseminating our findings.


]]> 2022-05-10 08:46:05 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2177235713 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2177238189 1) Connelly, L., Sanders, T. (2020) Disrupting the boundaries of the academe: co-creating knowledge and sex work academic-activism. In Walklate, S., Fitz Gibbon, K., Maher, J., McCulloch, J. (Eds) Emerald Handbook of Criminology, Feminism and Social Change.  Bingley: Emerald. Chapter available at: https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/181379/3/Disrupting%20the%20Boundaries%20of%20the%20Academe.pdf


2) Example of complex findings communicated powerfully:
Max Rashbrooke and Toby Morris: The Wealth Inequality Tower, NZ, 2018.  Available at: https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/31-07-2018/the-side-eye-inequality-tower-2018

3) A video made by the peers in the Beyond the Gaze project, which some of our team led:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy4GszKoYu8&t=29s

]]> 2022-05-10 08:48:01 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2177238189 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2177239100 Question 1: What are your tips and ideas for successful writing (academic articles, infographics and other reports)? Question 2: “How can we effectively communicate our findings to bring about change?”]]> 2022-05-10 08:48:45 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2177239100 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2177246262 2022-05-10 08:54:02 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2177246262 davidpedder1 https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2432564105 Analysis of Sex Worker Interviews]]> 2023-01-03 15:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2432564105 davidpedder1 https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2432583699 Finding appropriate quotes.]]> 2023-01-03 15:51:39 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2432583699 davidpedder1 https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2432584664 Finding appropriate quotes.]]> 2023-01-03 15:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2432584664 davidpedder1 https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2432714464 Be familiar with the codes, especially those that will serve you in your writing.

Understand the subcodes and their relationship to the main codes. this will help you to focus when finding the best quotes for your work.





]]> 2023-01-03 17:37:49 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2432714464 davidpedder1 https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2432728997 What does the quote really say/do?
How does the quote relate to the data as a whole?
Are you using the quote accurately? Preserving it's integrity?


Think about:

Sexual violence and mental health
Police justice
Experiences of court
Quality of services
Outcomes]]> 2023-01-03 17:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2432728997 davidpedder1 https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2432735460 Do sex workers in some jurisdictions understand their rights and the law better than in other jurisdictions?

Might a focus group provide data that is otherwise difficult to get? 
Where might a focus group have an advantage over a 1-1 interview?

What are the commonalities of experience for sex workers?
Where do their experiences differ?

How does sexual assault against sex workers relate to the broader theme of human rights in each jurisdiction?

How might risks to sex workers be reduced? Micro, Meso, and Macro approaches.

Legalisation Vs Decriminalisation -  Understand and be clear on the two options.]]> 2023-01-03 17:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2432735460 davidpedder1 https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2432739348 2023-01-03 18:02:53 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2432739348 davidpedder1 https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2432748132 'A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.' - John A Shedd]]> 2023-01-03 18:11:44 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2432748132 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2612087358  Jessica Hyer Griffin: Top 5 Recommendations for the Police ]]> 2023-06-01 18:02:11 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2612087358 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2612089783 2023-06-01 18:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2612089783 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2612096702 1.    Ensure jurors are given the appropriate training and support during court processes and that they are selected due to suitability and knowledge rather than chosen by random selection.  

This is particularly important for sexual violence cases.  ]]> 2023-06-01 18:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2612096702 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2612097984 1.    Improve delivery and strategies of support to all survivors following a report of abuse by a.) offering trauma-informed support services for victims in court, peer support during forensics and reporting processes and ISVA services regardless of whether the survivor wishes to report to the police and b.) improving on and increasing co-operation between specialist NGO advocates and police. ]]> 2023-06-01 18:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2612097984 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2612101451 Treat survivors with dignity and respect throughout their experience with the criminal justice system. This includes offering distressed members of the public safe spaces, ensuring survivors are informed of support options and their right to an ISVA, are contacted by their preferred method of contact at appropriate times and use unmarked police cars and plain clothed police officers at survivors’ homes. ]]> 2023-06-01 18:18:37 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2612101451 susiebalderston https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2612103003 1.    Provide clear victim information about every step of the criminal justice process, from preserving forensic evidence after a rape or sexual assault, to what happens after a Court case and on perpetrator release from custody (ALL SITES).  ]]> 2023-06-01 18:20:36 UTC https://padlet.com/susiebalderston/4lvkevph87d6l9am/wish/2612103003