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The Men’s Project, Cornwall Public Inquiry
Men Who Buy Sex: Who They Buy and What They Know. Farley M, Bindel J and Golding J.M. Eaves, London, December 2009
Partnering With Men To End Gender-Based Violence: Practices that Work from Eastern Europe and Central Asia. United Nations Population Fund, 2009.
Defying the Odds: Lessons Learnt from Men for Gender Equality Now. The African Women's Development and Communications Network and Men for Gender Equality Now, 2009.
Understanding men’s health and use of violence: Interface of rape and HIV in South Africa. Jewkes, R., Sikweyiya, Y., Morrell, R & Dunkle, K. 2009
Man Made: Men, masculinities and equality in public policy. Coalition on Men and Boys, 2009
Stand by Your Man. Vandello JA, Cohen D, Grandon R, Franiuk R. J Cross Cult Psychol; 40(1): 81-104. 2009:
Working with boys to end sexual exploitation. Promundo, Save the Children Sweden and Intercambios, 2009
Men, Masculinities, Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Violence, Christine Ricardo and Gary Barker, Promundo and ICRW 2009
Darth Vader Made Me Do It! Anakin Skywalker’s Avoidance of Responsibility and the Gray Areas of Hegemonic Masculinity in the Star Wars Universe. Atkinson J, Calafell B. Commun Cult Crit; 2(1): 1-20. 2009
Treaters or punishers? The ethical role of mental health clinicians in sex offender programs. Bill Glaser. In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 17 April 2009
Men, Masculinities, Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Violence: A Literature Review and Call for Action. Promundo, November 2008.
Men, Masculinities, Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Violence: A Literature Review and Call for Action, Christine Ricardo and Gary Barker, Promundo, November 2008.
A View From Inside the Box III: ‘Invisible Boys’ - Meeting the Needs of Male Victims/Survivors Of Sexual Violence and Abuse within the Bradford District, 2008
Men and healing theory, research, and practice in working with male survivors of childhood sexual abuse: Theory, research, and practice in working with male survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Fisher, Andy. Goodwin, Rick. Patton, Mark. Ontario. The Men’s Project for the Cornwall Public Inquiry. 2008
Women 2000 and Beyond: The role of men and boys in achieving gender equality, Division for the Advancement of Women. 2008
Women 2000 and Beyond: The Role of Men and Boys in Achieving Gender Equality. UNDAW, 2008
Report Describing Projects Designed to Prevent First Time Male Perpetration of Sexual Violence (Updated). RTI International, 2008
What Research Shows About Adolescent Sex Offenders, National Center on Sexual Behavior of Youth, Fact Sheet
The fathering of violent men: constriction and yearning. Perel G, Peled E. Violence Against Women; 14(4):457-82. 2008
Engaging Men and Boys in Changing Gender-Based Inequity in Health: Evidence from programme interventions. Gary Barker, Christine Ricardo, and Marcos Nascimento, Geneva: World Health Organization, 2007
Engaging Men and Boys to Achieve Gender Equality: How can we build on what we have learned? International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) and Instituto Promundo, 2007
Men Can Stop Rape, Men Can Stop Rape, Washington, DC, USA
African Women's Development and Communication Network, Men for Gender Equality Now
A View from Inside the Box I - A social research project exploring sexual abuse/violence service provision across the Bradford district. Survivors West Yorkshire and funded by the Communities of Interest Working Group, Bradford 2006
Engaging boys and men to empower girls: reflections from practice and evidence of impact, Barker, G., United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW), 2006
Esplen, E, Engaging Men in Gender Equality: Positive Strategies and Approaches. Overview and Annotated Bibliography, BRIDGE, 2006
Toolkit for Working with Men and Boys to Prevent Gender Based Violence, Family Violence Prevention Fund, 2006
Elimination of violence against women in partnership with men. Women in Development Section, UNESCAP, 2006
‘In Their Own Words’: The formulation of sexual and reproductive health behaviour among young men in Bangladesh, Summary Report. Shivannanda Khan, Shariful Islam Khan and Paula E. Hollerbach, Naz Foundation International, Bandhu Social Welfare Society and CATALYST Consortium, 2005
Barker, G. and Ricardo, C., Young Men and the Construction of Masculinity in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for HIV/AIDS, Conflict, and Violence, World Bank, 2005
Karkara, R., Karlsson, L., and Malik, B, Working with Men and Boys to Promote Gender Equality and to End Violence Against Boys and Girls, Save the Children Sweden-Denmark, 2005
The Grammar of Male Violence, Ruby J., Off Our Backs, Sept-Oct, 2004.
Child sexual offenders. Gannon, T. A., Ward, T., & Polaschek, D. L. L... In M. Connolly (Ed.), Violence in Society: New Zealand Perspectives (pp. 31-47). Christchurch: Te Awatea Press. 2004
The Program H Manual Series (in English, Spanish and Portuguese), Instituto Promundo, January 2004. Manuals are available in: English, Spanish and Portuguese
Ending Gender-Based Violence: A call for global action to involve men by Larry Ferguson, Jeff Hearn, Oystein Gullvag Holter, Lars Jalmert, Michael Kimmel, James Lang, & Robe, Sida, 2004
Intervening with perpetrators of intimate partner violence : a global perspective, Emily F. Rothman, Alexander Butchart, Magdalena Cerdá. World Health Organisation, 2003
Lang, J., Working with Men to End Gender-Based Violence. United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific UNESCAP, 2003

Journal articles

Principles, Virtues and Care: Ethical Dilemmas in Research with Male Sex Offenders. Cowburn M. Psychology, Crime & Law, Volume 16, Issue 1 & 2; 2010
“Fathers’ Rights” and the Defense of Paternal Authority in Australia. Flood M. Violence Against Women, 16(3): 328-347, 2010
‘My Strength is Not for Hurting’: Men’s Anti-Rape Websites and their Construction of Masculinity and Male Sexuality. Masters N.T. Sexualities; 13(1): 33-46, 2010
Sexual Offending in Groups: An Evaluation. Harkins L, Dixon L. Aggress Violent Behav; 15(2): 87-99, 2010
Extending the Mind into the World: A New Theory of Cognitive Distortions in Sex Offenders. Ward T, Casey A. Aggress Violent Behav; 15(1): 49-58, 2010
The Relationship Between Drug Use and Sexual Aggression in Men Across Time. Swartout K.M, White J.W. J Interpers Violence; EPub, 2010
A Descriptive Profile of High-Risk Sex Offenders Under Intensive Supervision in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. Lussier P, Deslauriers-Varin N, Râtel T. Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol; 54(1): 71-91, 2010
The Theoretical and Empirical Links Between Bullying Behavior and Male Sexual Violence Perpetration. Basile K.C, Espelage D.L, Rivers I, McMahon P.M, Simon T.R. Aggress Violent Behav; 14(5): 336-347, 2009
Feelings of Safety Inside Prison Among Male Inmates with Different Victimization Experiences. Wolff N, Shi J. Violence Vict; 24(6): 800-16, 2009
A Practical Guide for the Evaluation of Sexual Recidivism Risk in Mentally Retarded Sex Offenders. Phenix A, Sreenivasan S. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law; 37(4): 509-24, 2009
In Their Own Words: Sophomore College Men Describe Attitude and Behavior Changes Resulting From a Rape Prevention Program 2 Years After Their Participation. Foubert J.D, Godin E.E, Tatum J.L. J Interpers Violence; ePub, 2009
Sexual Assault Histories and Evening Drinking Among Young American Men in a High-Risk Drinking Environment. Mumford E.A, Kelley-Baker T, Romano E. J Sex Res; ePub, 2009
Sexually Coercive Behavior in Male Youth: Population Survey of General and Specific Risk Factors. Kjellgren C, Priebe G, Svedin CG, Langstrom N. Arch Sex Behav; ePub; 2009.
Circumstances Surrounding Male Sexual Assault and Rape: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey. Light D & Monk-Turner E. J of Interper Violence, 24(11): 1849-58; 2009.
Sexual Coercion and Mental Health Symptoms Among Heterosexual Men: The Pressure to Say "Yes". Prospero M, Fawson P. Am J Men Health; ePub, 2009.
Measuring Attitudes toward Gender Norms among Young Men in Brazil. Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the GEM Scale. Pulerwitz J & Barker G. Men and Masculinities, Volume 10 Number 3, April 2008 322-338.
The Implicit Theories of Rape-Prone Men: An Information-Processing Investigation. Blake E, Gannon TA. Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol 2009; ePub.
The Association Between Sexual Aggression and HIV Risk Behavior in Heterosexual Men. Peterson ZD, Janssen E, Heiman JR. J Interpers Violence 2009; ePub.
The impact of childhood sexual abuse on the development of AIDS related high risk behaviors and psychological appearances among men who have sex with men. Yu ZZ, Zhang BC, Li XF, Wang N, Shi TX, Chu QS. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi; 30(1): 14-7. 2009.
Alcohol Use and Perceived Social and Emotional Consequences Among Perpetrators of General and Sexual Aggression. Stappenbeck CA, Fromme K. J Interpers Violence 2009; ePub:
Assessment of Community Reintegration Planning for Sex Offenders. Willis GM, Grace RC. Crim Justice Behav; 36(5): 494-512. 2009
Control of the Self: Partner-Violent Men's Experience of Therapy. Shamai M, Buchbinder E. J Interpers Violence 2009; ePub.
Patterns of prior offending by child abductors: A comparison of fatal and non-fatal outcomes. Beasley JO, Hayne AS, Beyer K, Cramer GL, Berson SB, Muirhead Y, Warren JI. Int J Law Psychiatry 2009; ePub.
Help-Seeking Behaviors of Men Sexual Assault Survivors. Masho SW, Alvanzo A. Am J Men Health 2009; ePub.
Varieties of Patriarchy and Violence Against Women: Resurrecting "Patriarchy" as a Theoretical Tool. Hunnicutt G. Violence Against Women. Jan 30. 2009
Countries with fewer males have more violent crime: marriage markets and mating aggression. Barber N. Aggressive Behav; 35(1): 49-56. 2009
Implicit measurement of sexual associations in child sex abusers: role of victim type and denial. Brown AS, Gray NS, Snowden RJ. Sex Abuse; 21(2): 166-80. 2009
Offender characteristics of the South African male serial rapist: an exploratory study. De Wet JA, Labuschagne GN, Chiroro P. Acta Criminol; 22(1): 37-45. 2009
Sexual Assault and Rape Perpetration by College Men: The Role of the Big Five Personality Traits. Voller EK, Long PJ. J Interpers Violence 2009; ePub
Empowerment evaluation with programs designed to prevent first-time male perpetration of sexual violence. Noonan RK, Gibbs D. Health Promot Pract; 10(1): 5S-10S. 2009
Empowerment evaluation: building prevention science and organizational capacity to prevent sexual violence. Meltzer Graffunder C, Charles D. Health Promot Pract; 10(1): 71S-73S. 2009
"Boys Will Be Boys" and Other Gendered Accounts: An Exploration of Victims' Excuses and Justifications for Unwanted Sexual Contact and Coercion. Weiss KG. Violence Against Women. 2009
Factors Influencing Attitudes to Violence Against Women. Flood M, Pease B. Trauma Violence Abuse. Apr 20, 2009
Measuring Attitudes toward Gender Norms among Young Men in Brazil. Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the GEM Scale. Pulerwitz J & Barker G. Men and Masculinities, Volume 10 Number 3, April 2008 322-338.
"Predators" and Their Victims: Myths, Realities, and Implications for Prevention and Treatment. Wolak, J., Finkelhor, D., Mitchell, K., and Ybarra, M. American Psychologist, 63(2), 111-128 (CV163) 2008
Recidivism among child sexual abusers: Initial results of a 13-year longitudinal random sample. Patrick S, Marsh R. J Child Sex Abuse; 18(2): 123-36. 2009
Victim Ranking Among Sex Offenders. Buschman J, Wilcox D, Spreen M, Marshall B, Bogaerts S. J Sex Aggress; 14(1): 45-52. 2008
Interpersonal Violence Against Women: The Role of Men. Schwartz, M.D. and DeKeseredy, W.S., Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice. 24:178-185, 2008
Circumstances Surrounding Male Sexual Assault and Rape: Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey. Light D, Monk-Turner E. J Interpers Violence 2008 (ePub).
Circumstances Surrounding Male Sexual Assault and Rape: Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey. Light D, Monk-Turner E .J Interpers Violence. Nov 3 2008 (ePub)
Covariation in the Use of Physical and Sexual Intimate Partner Aggression Among Adolescent and College-Age Men: A Longitudinal Analysis. White JW, Smith PH. Violence Against Women 2008; ePub
Childhood family violence and perpetration of intimate partner violence: Findings from a national population-based study of couples, CM McKinney, R Caetano, S Ramisetty-Mikler, et al American Public Health Association 136th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 25-29, 2008
“Coaching Boys Into Men”: Training coaches to influence young male athletes to prevent violence against women. E Miller, A Heister. F Moideen. American Public Health Association 136th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 25-29, 2008
Long-Term Predictive Validity of the Risk Matrix 2000: A Comparison With the Static-99 and the Sex Offender Risk Appraisal Guide. Kingston DA, Yates PM, Firestone P, Babchishin K, Bradford JM. Sex Abuse 2008; ePub
Predictors of Sexually Coercive Behavior in a Nationally Representative Sample of Adolescent Males. Casey EA, Beadnell B, Lindhorst TP. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 2008; ePub
Intimate partner violence among men prevalence, chronicity, and health effects. Reid RJ, Bonomi AE, Rivara FP, Anderson ML, Fishman PA, Carrell DS, Thompson RS. Am J Prev Med; 34(6):478-85. 2008
Anger Disturbances Among Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Court-Mandated Treatment. Eckhardt CI, Samper RE, Murphy CM. J Interpers Violence 2008
Rape Myth Acceptance in Men Who Completed the Prostitution Offender Program of British Columbia. Klein C, Kennedy MA, Gorzalka BB. Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol 2008
Cognitive distortions in child molesters: Theoretical and research developments over the last two decades. Gannon, T. A., Ward, T., & Collie, R. Aggression and Violent Behavior: A Review Journal, 12, 402-416. 2007
Perpetrators of Sexual Assault Continuing to Have Sex With Their Victims Following the Initial Assault: Evidence for Evolved Reproductive Strategies. Ellis L, Widmayer A, Palmer CT. Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol 2008
A test of explanations for the effect of harsh parenting on the perpetration of dating violence and sexual coercion among college males. Simons LG, Burt CH, Simons RL. Violence Vict; 23(1): 66-82. 2008
Development of a Psychometric Typology of Child Molesters: Implications for Treatment. Mandeville-Norden R, Beech AR. J Interpers Violence 2008
Pornography use and sexual aggression: the impact of frequency and type of pornography use on recidivism among sexual offenders. Kingston DA, Fedoroff P, Firestone P, Curry S, Bradford JM. Aggressive Behav 2008
Resistance among domestic violence offenders: measurement development and initial validation. Levesque DA, Velicer WF, Castle PH, Greene RN. Violence Against Women; 14(2): 158-84. 2008
The Rosenzweig Picture-Frustration Study "Extra-Aggression"Score as an Indicator in Cognitive Restructuring Therapy for Male Perpetrators of Domestic Violence. Norman M, Ryan LJ. J Interpers Violence 2008
Intimate partner violence: A gender-based issue? Reed E. Am J Public Health; 98(2): 197-198. 2008
Childhood antecedents of serious violence in adult male offenders. Hill J, Nathan R. Aggressive Behav 2008
Male Rape Myths: The Role of Gender, Violence, and Sexism. Chapleau KM, Oswald DL, Russell BL. J Interpers Violence 2008
Deconstructing male violence against women: the men stopping violence community-accountability model. Douglas U, Bathrick D, Perry PA. Violence Against Women; 14(2): 247-61. 2008
Patriarchy matters: toward a gendered theory of teen violence and victimization. Brown LM, Chesney-Lind M, Stein N. Violence Against Women; 13(12): 1249-73. 2007
Persistent violent offending: what do we know? Hodgins S. Br J Psychiatry Suppl; 49(Suppl): s12-4. 2007
Masculinity and Transitional Justice: An Exploratory Essay, Hamber, B., International Journal of Transitional Justice 1(3):375-390: 2007
Criminal Recidivism Among Juvenile Offenders: Testing the Incremental and Predictive Validity of Three Measures of Psychopathic Features. Douglas KS, Epstein ME, Poythress NG. Law Hum Behav 2007: (Abstract; subscription needed for full text)
Comparing serial and nonserial sexual offenders: alcohol and street drug consumption, impulsiveness and history of sexual abuse. Baltieri DA, Andrade AG. Rev Bras Psiquiatr 2007
A comparison of criminal sexual conduct defendants based on victim age. Poortinga E, Lemmen C, Majeske K. J Forensic Sci; 52(6): 1372-5. 2007
Perceptions of motives in intimate partner violence: expressive versus coercive violence. Hamel J, Desmarais SL, Nicholls TL. Violence Vict; 22(5): 563-76. 2007
Men's self-definitions of abusive childhood sexual experiences, and potentially related risky behavioral and psychiatric outcomes. Holmes WC. Child Abuse Neglect 2007
Criminal profiles of violent juvenile sex and violent juvenile non sex offenders: an explorative longitudinal study. Van Wijk AP, Mali BR, Bullens RA, Vermeiren RR. J Interpers Violence; 22(10): 1340-55. 2007
Assessment of rape-supportive attitudes and beliefs in college men: development, reliability, and validity of the rape attitudes and beliefs scale. Burgess GH. J Interpers Violence; 22(8): 973-93. 2007
Self-deception among men who are mandated to attend a batterer intervention program. Smith ME. Perspect Psychiatr Care; 43(4): 193-203. 2007
An evaluation of gender differences in the implementation and impact of a comprehensive approach to domestic violence. Muftic LR, Bouffard JA. Violence Against Women 2007; 13(1): 46-69. 2007
A profile of pedophilia: definition, characteristics of offenders, recidivism, treatment outcomes, and forensic issues. Hall RC, Hall RC. Mayo Clin Proc; 82(4): 457-71. 2007
Assessing male batterers with the Personality Assessment Inventory. Chambers AL, Wilson MN. J Pers Assess; 88(1): 57-65. 2007
Sexual abuse of vulnerable young and old men.- Roberto KA, Teaster PB, Nikzad KA. J Interpers Violence; 22(8): 1009-23. 2007
Power, Anger, and Sadistic Rapists: Toward a Differentiated Model of Offender Personality. Pardue A, Arrigo BA. Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol 2007
Manipulation and force as sexual coercion tactics: conceptual and empirical differences. Lyndon AE, White JW, Kadlec KM. Aggressive Behav; 33(4): 291-303. 2007
Male batterers with and without psychopathy: an exploratory study in Spanish prisons. Echeburúa E, Fernández-Montalvo J. Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol; 51(3): 254-63. 2007
A classification of sexual homicide against men. Beauregard E, Proulx J. Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol; 51(4): 420-32. 2007
Loathing the sinner, medicalizing the sin: why sexually violent predator statutes are unjust. Douard J. Int J Law Psychiatry; 30(1): 36-48. 2007
Child care providers who commit sexual offences: a description of offender, offence, and victim characteristics. Moulden HM, Firestone P, Wexler AF. Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol; 51(4): 384-406. 2007
Assessing sexual arousal with adolescent males who have offended sexually: self-report and unobtrusively measured viewing time. Worling JR. Sex Abuse; 18(4): 383-400. 2006
Greig, A., Sex and the Rights of Man, Sexual Rights of Man, Greg. A, IDS Bulletin, Vol 37.5, 2006

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