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Postcards to safety : a contextual safeguarding approach to female safety in public spaces / Tamara Blakemore, Louise Rak, Meaghan Katrak Harris.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blakemore, Tamara, author.
- Rak, Louise, author.
- Harris, Meaghan Katrak, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Crimes against--Prevention--Research--Methodology--Case studies.
- Women.
- Abused women--Research--Moral and ethical aspects--Case studies.
- Abused women.
- Participant observation--Moral and ethical aspects--Case studies.
- Participant observation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2026.
- Summary:
- This Case Study examines an innovative project applying contextual safeguarding principles to enhance female safety in public spaces. Based on research with 41 female-identifying participants across urban Penrith and coastal Nelson Bay, Australia, it addresses methodologic challenges in conducting sensitive research on potentially triggering topics while meaningfully engaging communities as co-researchers. The project employed five sequenced participatory activities: “Safety Jenga” established psychological safety through creative game adaptation, photovoice excursions documented community safety assets and challenges, collaborative photo analysis transformed individual observations into collective knowledge, anonymous “postcards to safety” enabled sharing of experiences participants might not discuss publicly, and technology visioning sessions gathered preferences for interactive installation design. This Case Study will benefit researchers conducting sensitive community-based research, particularly those working with vulnerable populations on trauma-related topics. Readers will learn how to design ethically sound research on triggering subjects, integrate creative methods enabling diverse participation, navigate codesign complexities with vulnerable populations, and adapt methodologies across geographic and cultural contexts. This Case Study offers a replicable model for employing trauma-informed, culturally responsive methods that position community members as knowledge producers, generating contextually driven, actionable solutions for complex social issues.
- Notes:
- Description based on XML content.
- ISBN:
- 9781036252946
- OCLC:
- 1594889266
- Publisher Number:
- T303037
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