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Mike Hartill is Professor in the Sociology of Sport at Edge Hill University and Director of the Centre for Child Protection and Safeguarding in Sport (CPSS). He has specialized in child sexual exploitation in sport since 2001 and developed undergraduate programs on child welfare in sport since 2002.
- Focus on preventing abuse in sports through EU-funded projects (e.g., VOICE, CASES)
- Academic expert for Council of Europe/EU's "Safeguarding in Sport" initiative
- Founding member of Sport England Advisory Panel (SEAP)
- Consultant for English Football Association's independent review
His research spans interdisciplinary domains including sociology, criminology, public health, and policy studies, emphasizing intersections of interpersonal violence, safeguarding frameworks, and survivor advocacy. Key projects involve mapping abuse prevalence across six European countries and developing institutional protocols.
Mike's recent publications focus on socio-demographic determinants of abuse, critical perspectives on sports policy, and survivor-advocacy challenges. He also contributed to the IOC consensus statement on interpersonal violence and safeguarding, and EU-wide prevalence studies under CASES.
- Collaborations with higher education institutions, child protection agencies, and sports organizations
- Active in translating research into policy through training evaluations and organizational guidelines
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