JALNA HAMNER is Professor of Women's Studies and Director of the Research Centre on Violence, Abuse and Gender Relations at Leeds Metropolitan University. Her current research interests include developing a new approach to men who kerb crawl for the purposes of prostitution and improving convictions for rape. DAPHNE STATHAM began her career working with children and families. She has undertaken research, teaching and policy work on the personal social services. For the last eleven years she has been Director of the National Institute for Social Work.