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Read more at: Autumnal picks: our latest published papers

Autumnal picks: our latest published papers

17 November 2021

The Michaelmas term is in full swing at the University of Cambridge and the VRC has a fresh batch of papers in publication - most are open access so free to read for everyone. Authority figures and social support in childhood and adolescence Nivette, A., Obsuth, I., Ribeaud, D., Eisner, M. Fair Teachers, Fair Police...


Read more at: Criminology Day 2021

Criminology Day 2021

29 October 2021

On Friday 8 October, the Institute of Criminology (IoC) hosted its annual Criminology Day, bringing to a close the new students' Induction Week. Posters from the IoC's research centres were displayed in the lecture rooms with socially distanced measures in place. team_590.jpg Members of the VRC attended the event (from...


Read more at: Where are they now? Our former PhD students

Where are they now? Our former PhD students

20 October 2021

The Violence Research Centre has been operating for over five years. You can view a short video here , created for our fifth birthday. This is an update on some of our former PhD students, who are inspiring the next generation of students. Our former PhD students Supervisors: Dr Maria Ttofi and Prof David Farrington Dr Guy...


Read more at: Jerry Lee Lifetime Achievement Award for Prof Eisner & latest publications

Jerry Lee Lifetime Achievement Award for Prof Eisner & latest publications

6 October 2021

We have a lot to celebrate at the VRC this month. The American Society of Criminology's Division of Experimental Criminology recently awarded the Jerry Lee Lifetime Achievement Award to our Director, Professor Manuel Eisner. They write: “Professor Manuel Eisner certainly deserves this year’s Jerry Lee Lifetime Achievement...


Read more at: Call for Special issue of the Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology

Call for Special issue of the Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology

15 September 2021

Call for expressions of interest Special issue: Understanding the Developmental Dynamics of Mental Health and Offending The Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology is seeking expressions of interest for papers that advance the understanding of the complex bi-directional links between mental health and...


Read more at: Prof Jolliffe and Prof Eisner are the new Editors-in-Chief of the Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology

Prof Jolliffe and Prof Eisner are the new Editors-in-Chief of the Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology

14 July 2021

The Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology has announced its new co-Editors-in-Chief - Prof Darrick Jolliffe - Head of the School of Law and Criminology, University of Greenwich, and our Director, Prof Manuel Eisner, University of Cambridge, taking over from Prof Tara McGee and Prof Paul Mazerolle from 1 July...


Read more at: VRC affiliated members Prof Farrington and Dr Gaffney play crucial role in YEF Toolkit to prevent violence against children

VRC affiliated members Prof Farrington and Dr Gaffney play crucial role in YEF Toolkit to prevent violence against children

30 June 2021

Prof David Farrington OBE, Emeritus Professor of Psychological Criminology at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, and Dr Hannah Gaffney, Research Fellow at Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, teamed up with the Campbell Collaboration to conduct a review of research evidence on existing approaches to...


Read more at: Paper on global analysis of crime during Covid-19 gains international media attention

Paper on global analysis of crime during Covid-19 gains international media attention

17 June 2021

“ A global analysis of the impact of COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions on crime ” - published in Nature Human Behaviour - discusses the first set of findings of our collaborative research project Crime during the Covid-19 Crisis: A Global Analysis , which collected data in 27 cities in 23 countries through a network of...


Read more at: Latest papers: Covid-19, child development, adolescent well-being and human trafficking

Latest papers: Covid-19, child development, adolescent well-being and human trafficking

9 June 2021

Our research team has been very productive and here is the latest overview of papers by VRC researchers and its international collaborators. To find out more about the projects that have inspired and provided data for these papers, please visit our Research page . COVID-19 Leos-Toro Cesar, Ribeaud Denis, Bechtiger Laura...


Read more at: Former PhD student Hannah Gaffney co-authors Campbell Systematic Review on school bullying

Former PhD student Hannah Gaffney co-authors Campbell Systematic Review on school bullying

20 May 2021

Dr Hannah Gaffney co-authored Effectiveness of school ‐ based programs to reduce bullying perpetration and victimization: An updated systematic review and meta ‐ analysis with her PhD supervisors Dr Maria Ttofi and Professor David Farrington. Bullying emerged as an important research topic in the 1980s and is associated...


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