28 October 2021
Jade Levell has been elected to the Board of the European Network of Work With Perpetrators (WWP EN).
WWP EN unites over 63 member organisations and are proudly active throughout Europe. Members include domestic violence perpetrator programmes, researchers, as well as victim support services.
WWP is based on the approach that gender-based violence is a violation of women's human rights and aims to create a gender equitable world by supporting member organisations in their work with those who choose to use violence in intimate partnerships, mostly men. As an umbrella organisation, WWP EN supports its members in offering responsible, victim-focused perpetrator work.
As a member of Board of WWP EN Jade will be involved in taking the work of this important organisation forward during the next three years.
Further information
Dr Jade Lovell is a Lecturer in Social & Public Policy (Criminology & Gender Violence) at the School for Policy Studies.
Jade is a specialist in gender-based violence and serious youth violence, as well as gender theory including studies of masculinities. Research interests include adverse childhood experiences, childhood domestic violence, on-road and gang subcultures, organised crime, masculinity theory, DVA perpetrators, feminist praxis. Expert in Music Elicitation as both a social research tool and an innovative way of listening and working with marginalised groups.
Prior to her research career Jade worked for over ten years in charities that work to end gender based violence, in support work, policy work, and professional training. This diverse range of grassroots advocacy and activism work informs her research practice.
