Institute for Social Science Research

Dr Silke Meyer

Honorary Research Fellow

Silke moved to Australia from Bremen, Germany, in 2006 to commence her PhD at Griffith University on the help-seeking decisions of women affected by intimate partner violence.

She has a background in Criminology, Victimology and Social Work and has worked with victims and offenders of crime. Silke teaches into the curricula of the School of Social Science. Her current postdoctoral research focuses on cultural and regional differences in the experiences and perceptions of intimate partner violence and the related risk of homelessness among Indigenous and non-Indigenous women.

Some of her other most recent research includes the evaluation of an integrated response to intimate partner violence in Queensland and a national evaluation of educational programs designed to reduce and prevent teen dating violence.

Research interests

  • Gender (Violence against Women, Social Structure and Power Imbalances)
  • Responses to intimate partner violence and homelessness
  • Culture and Social Marginalisation
  • Youth and Deviance (Restorative Justice, Punishment and Deterrence

Publications

Book Chapter (1)
Journal Articles (11)
Research Report (1)

Book Chapter

Meyer, Silke and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2014). Family engagement strategies to reduce crime. Encyclopedia of criminology and criminal justice . (pp. 1563-1573) edited by Gerben Bruinsma and David Weisburd. New York, United States: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5690-2_177

Journal Articles

Meyer, Silke (2016). Still blaming the victim of intimate partner violence? Women’s narratives of victim desistance and redemption when seeking support. Theoretical Criminology, 20 (1), 75-90. doi: 10.1177/1362480615585399
Meyer, Silke (2015). Examining women's agency in managing intimate partner violence and the related risk of homelessness: the role of harm minimisation. Global Public Health, 11 (1-2), 198-210. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2015.1047390
Meyer, Silke (2014). Victims' experiences of short-and long-term safety and wellbeing: findings from an examination of an integrated response to domestic violence. Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice (478), 1-7.
Meyer, Silke and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2014). Police-led partnership responses to high risk youths and their families: challenges associated with forming successful and sustainable partnerships. Policing and Society, 24 (2), 242-260. doi: 10.1080/10439463.2013.784295
Kaukinen, Catherine Elizabeth, Meyer, Silke and Akers, Caroline (2013). Status compatibility and help-seeking behaviors among female intimate partner violence victims. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 28 (3), 577-601. doi: 10.1177/0886260512455516
Meyer, Silke (2012). Why women stay: A theoretical examination of rational choice and moral reasoning in the context of intimate partner violence. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 45 (2), 179-193. doi: 10.1177/0004865812443677
Meyer, Silke (2011). Seeking help for intimate partner violence: Victims' experiences when approaching the criminal justice system for IPV-related support and protection in an Australian jurisdiction. Feminist Criminology, 6 (4), 268-290. doi: 10.1177/1557085111414860
Meyer, Silke (2011). ‘Acting in the children’s best interest?’: Examining victims’ responses to intimate partner violence. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 20 (4), 436-443. doi: 10.1007/s10826-010-9410-7
Meyer, Silke (2010). Seeking help to protect the children?: The influence of children on women's decisions to seek help when experiencing intimate partner violence. Journal of Family Violence, 25 (8), 713-725. doi: 10.1007/s10896-010-9329-1
Meyer, Silke (2010). Responding to intimate partner violence victimisation: Effective options for help-seeking. Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice (389), 1-6.
Meyer, Silke (2006). Trafficking in human organs in Europe: A myth or an actual threat?. European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, 14 (2), 208-229. doi: 10.1163/157181706777978739

Research Report

Mazerolle, Lorraine, Meyer, Silke, Antrobus, Emma and White, Gentry (2011). An assessment of the Coordinated Response to Young People at Risk (CRYPAR) program. St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research (Policing and Security Program), The University of Queensland.