Securing a data set on allegations of sexual abuse made against the former disc jockey, Jimmy Savile

## This dataset has been moved to the Edinburgh DataVault, where it is directly accessible only by authorised University of Edinburgh users. For further information please see https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/datasets/securing-a-data-set-on-allegations-of-sexual-abuse-made-against-t ## In this work we look at the initial phase of an ESRC funded project involving academics from Social Work, Criminology, Informatics and the University of Edinburgh Library.This project collected and analysed a data set on allegations of sexual abuse made against the former disc jockey, Jimmy Savile. The Savile affair has taken place in a public and highly charged, arena. It has generated massive media attention and spawned several public reports, most notably that which was produced as a result of Operation Yewtree. Early allegations against Savile emanate from former residents at Duncroft, a residential school for `wayward but intelligent young women'. This project stems from data produced and collected by the blogger `Anna Raccoon' herself a former resident at the school. Through her blogs on the subject of Savile and Duncroft she was contacted by others and has collected a variety of information on the subject. The data harvested from the blog are supplemented by official reports and other blogs.