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Breaking networks of youth serious violence

Breaking networks on youth serious violence

The project examines how the relational behaviours of youths, as captured by police records, shape their risk of involvement in violence, as suspects & victims.

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New London, York and Oxford murder maps

The interactive Medieval Murder Maps give unique insight into violence and justice in late medieval London, York, and Oxford.

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Events

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How Networks Shape Youth Violence - Insights for Practitioners, Policymakers, and Researchers

20 May 2026 11:00am to 12:00pm Online

[The Research Room] From Talk to Trial: Encrypted Communication and the Construction of Criminal Identity in Homicide Cases

20 May 2026 3:00pm to 4:00pm Institute of Criminology

[Book Talk] "Russia in Four Criminals" by Federico Varese (Polity Press, 2024)

4 June 2026 5:30pm to 7:00pm Institute of Criminology

[The Research Room] Homicide and Coercion: Toward an Integrative Theory of Lethal Violence

17 June 2026 2:00pm to 3:30pm Institute of Criminology

Welcome & Research

An introduction from the Director, Professor Paolo Campana

Welcome to the Violence Research Centre! The VRC is a hub for interdisciplinary and international research on violence based at the Institute of Criminology.

Latest Research

The London Medieval Murder Map was launched in 2018. It has been engaging historians, history enthusiasts and the general public across the world. The project has progressed in 2023 with maps of Oxford and York. Find out about the updates by clicking Read More below.