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Dr

Bianca Fileborn

Senior Lecturer In Criminology
Social and Political Sciences
16 peace, justice and strong institutions
social sciences
behavioral and social science
violence research
clinical research
aging
5 gender equality
3 good health and well being
sexual violence
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Dr

Bianca Fileborn

 
Division
Arts
 
Primary Interest
Justice responses to violence
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Bianca Fileborn's research groups

  • Melbourne Centre for Cities

    Designed to foster responsible and cosmopolitan city leadership, and the information it needs, in an interconnected and increasingly urbanised planet.

Projects

Displaying the 5 most recent projects from 5 for Bianca Fileborn.

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Project Night Justice: Enhancing Women and Gender Diverse People’s Safe Access to the City Late At Night

2021 - 2023
Active
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ACHIEVING JUSTICE IN RESPONSE TO STREET AND PUBLIC SEXUAL HARASSMENT

2019 - 2022
Completed
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ACHIEVING JUSTICE IN RESPONSE TO STREET AND PUBLIC SEXUAL HARASSMENT

This project aims to develop victim-centred conceptualisations of justice in response to street harassment by undertaking in-depth interview..

2019 - 2022
Completed
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Sexual Assault and LGBTQ Communities

2021 - 2022
Completed
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Implementing Law Reform: The Outcomes and Values of Empirical Research

2014 - 2015
Completed

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Project Types

2

Research Contracts

2

Research Grant

1

Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works from 129 for Bianca Fileborn.

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Beyond Formal Ethics Reviews: Reframing the Potential Harms of Sexual Violence Research

Shaez Mortimer, Bianca Fileborn, Nicola Henry

Book Chapter  |  2023

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Technology-facilitated domestic violence

Bianca Fileborn, Matthew Ball

Book Chapter  |  2023

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TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Some queer considerations

B Fileborn, M Ball

Book Chapter  |  2023

Recent scholarship on domestic and family violence (DFV) is increasingly drawing attention to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,..

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Introduction

Hannah Bows, Bianca Fileborn

Book Chapter  |  2022

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Hiding the Harm? An Argument against Misogyny Hate Crime

Fiona Vera-Gray, Bianca Fileborn

Book Chapter  |  2022

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Achieving justice in response to street and public sexual harassment: developing victim-centred perspectives: policy report and recommendations

Bianca Fileborn, Emily Cullen-Ross

Report  |  2022

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‘Why did he do it? Because he’s a fucking bloke’: victim insights into the perpetration of street harassment

Sophie Hindes, Bianca Fileborn

Journal article  |  2022  |  The British Journal of Criminology

Abstract Despite the pervasive nature of street harassment, there is currently little research exploring who perpet..

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Perceptions of Safety Among Taxi and Rideshare Service Patrons: Gender, Safekeeping And Responsibilisation

Journal article  |  2022  |  International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy

Rideshare and taxi services may commonly be perceived as safer modes of travel, particularly in comparison to public transport, an..

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'Merely a Compliment'? Community Perceptions of Street Harassment in Melbourne, Australia

E Cullen-Rosenthal, B Fileborn

Journal article  |  2022  |  International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy

Community attitudes towards sexual and gender-based violence play a central role in normalising, excusing and minimising perpetrat..

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Beyond formal ethics reviews: reframing the potential harms of sexual violence research

Shaez Mortimer, Bianca Fileborn, Nicola Henry

Journal article  |  2021  |  Australian Feminist Studies

Given the recent surge of research about sexual violence, it is timely to revisit the role of ethics in this field. This article e..

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Keyword Analysis

Criminology
Gender Studies
Expanding Knowledge
Justice and the Law
Public Health
Sociology
Community Services
Evaluation of Health and Support Services
Ethics
Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)

News

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Catcalls, homophobia and racism: we studied why people (and especially men) engage in street harassment

Bianca Fileborn, Sophie Hindes

“Hey sexy.” “Smile!” “Hey ladies, can I watch?” “Can I have your number?” A growing body of research shows public harassment is amon..

June 1, 2022
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How to get consent for sex (and no, it doesn’t have to spoil the mood)

Bianca Fileborn, Sophie Hindes

New South Wales and Victoria are set to introduce a suite of reforms to sexual offences legislation which set a new standard for sexual con..

November 23, 2021
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LGBTQ+ people are being ignored in the national discussion on family and sexual violence

Sophie Hindes, Bianca Fileborn, Jessica Ison

This week’s Women’s Safety Summit brought together many voices calling for the government to take substantive action to address violence ag..

September 10, 2021
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Consent apps are a bad idea – here’s why

Bianca Fileborn, Sophie Hindes

After months of high-profile allegations of sexual violence dominating news headlines in Australia, culminating in co-ordinated protests ac..

March 18, 2021
pursuit Article
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This week's news has put sexual assault survivors at risk of 'secondary trauma'. Here's how it happens, and how to cope

Mary Iliadis, Bianca Fileborn, Rachel Loney-Howes

The continuing media coverage of rape and sexual assault allegations faced by current and former political figures has put many sexual abus..

March 4, 2021
conversation Article
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From COVID anxiety to harassment, more needs to be done on safety in taxis and rideshare services

Bianca Fileborn, Alison Young, Elena Cama

The introduction of ridesharing services has transformed the way many of us travel. Alongside traditional taxis, app-based ridesharing serv..

November 12, 2020
conversation Article
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Weinstein conviction a partial victory for #MeToo, but must not overshadow work still to be done

Bianca Fileborn, Rachel Loney-Howes

The downfall of disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has come to a head following his conviction for rape in the third degree and ..

February 25, 2020
conversation Article
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Victorian changes to gender on birth certificate will not increase sexual violence. Here's why

Bianca Fileborn, Hannah McCann, Matthew Mitchell, Priya Kunjan

The Victorian government is considering changes to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996. The changes will mean transgende..

August 22, 2019
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Why a 'sex strike' is unlikely to improve access to abortion

Bianca Fileborn

Last week the US state of Georgia passed abortion laws that wind back some of the hard-fought reproductive rights won through America’s lan..

May 13, 2019
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#MeToo has changed the media landscape, but in Australia there is still much to be done

Bianca Fileborn, Rachel Loney-Howes, Sophie Hindes

Emerging in October 2017 in response to allegations of sexual assault perpetrated by Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, #MeToo highlig..

March 7, 2019
conversation Article

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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2019

Adam Sutton Crime Prevention Award

Australian & New Zealand Society of Criminology
2016

New Scholar Prize

Australian & New Zealand Society of Criminology

2

Awards

Credentials

Positions

Senior Lecturer In Criminology

Social and Political Sciences

Member

Australian & New Zealand Society of Criminology

Member

Australian Women's & Gender Studies Association

Member

The International Society for the Study of Rural Crime

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Criminology)

University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Arts (Hons)/ Bachelor of Science

University of Melbourne

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