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Read more at: Jennifer Lavoie from McGill University is our new visiting scholar

Jennifer Lavoie from McGill University is our new visiting scholar

3 January 2019

Jennifer Lavoie , PhD, is currently visiting the Violence Research Center (VRC) at the Institute of Criminology. She joins the VRC team of researchers headed by Professor Manuel Eisner to collaborate on projects tackling children’s violence prevention. Jennifer brings her expertise on children’s deception and concealment...


Read more at: VRC collaborator Izabela Zych co-authors paper on bullying

VRC collaborator Izabela Zych co-authors paper on bullying

2 January 2019

VRC collaborator Izabela Zych co-authored a paper entitled A Longitudinal Study on Stability and Transitions Among Bullying Roles with Vicente J. Llorent and Denis Ribeaud, and VRC researchers Maria M. Ttofi, David P. Farrington and Manuel P. Eisner. The authors wish to thank the Swiss National Science Foundation , the...


Read more at: Dr Justice Tankebe publishes paper on police's stop-and-search procedures

Dr Justice Tankebe publishes paper on police's stop-and-search procedures

19 December 2018

Dr Justice Tankebe, Lecturer in Criminology and member of the Violence Research Centre, co-authored a paper entitled Tracking Procedural Justice in Stop and Search Encounters: Coding Evidence from Body-Worn Video Cameras with former student of the Institute of Criminology's Police Executive Master's , Chief Superintendent...


Read more at: Prof Izabela Zych, collaborator to z-proso project, visits the VRC

Prof Izabela Zych, collaborator to z-proso project, visits the VRC

13 December 2018

Prof Izabela Zych, Associate Professor of Developmental and Educational Psychology at the University of Córdoba (Spain), is visiting the Violence Research Centre for four months. Prof Zych is a member of the international research network of the Zurich Project on the Social Development from Childhood to Adulthood (z-proso...


Read more at: Prof Eisner co-authors three papers on children’s aggression and victimisation

Prof Eisner co-authors three papers on children’s aggression and victimisation

5 December 2018

Three recently published academic papers focus on children's aggressive tendencies and victimisation. Prof Manuel Eisner co-authored the papers with collaborators from different universities, including researchers affiliated to the Violence Research Centre . Developing and Validating an Experience Sampling Measure of...


Read more at: The London Medieval Murder Map launches among widespread media interest

The London Medieval Murder Map launches among widespread media interest

30 November 2018

On Wednesday 28 November the VRC launched a new project in the Research section called the London Medieval Murder Map . Prof Manuel Eisner presented the interactive map at a public event on the day. Please visit our YouTube channel for a recording that includes the slides. You will find photos of the event on our social...


Read more at: 2018 Symposium for z-proso project

2018 Symposium for z-proso project

23 November 2018

On 26 October 2018, a Symposium marked the 15th anniversary of The Zurich Project on the Social Development from Childhood to Adulthood (z-proso), hosted by the Jacobs Foundation . Welcome addresses were delivered by Mr. Sandro Giuliani, Managing Director of the Jacobs Foundation and Prof Michael Shanahan, director of the...


Read more at: Festival of Ideas 2018: Extremes of Violence

Festival of Ideas 2018: Extremes of Violence

9 November 2018

On 20 October 2018, the Institute of Criminology was represented at the University's Festival of Ideas by an expert panel event at the Faculty of Law. Entitled Extremes in violence: what can we learn from violent and peaceful societies and places? it investigated why some societies, institutions and places are highly...


Read more at: Prof Eisner contributes to editorial on violence, justice and public health

Prof Eisner contributes to editorial on violence, justice and public health

1 November 2018

We have always championed collaboration in academic research. If you visit our research page , you will find that our main projects are all based on international collaboration. Prof Manuel Eisner contributed to a joint editorial entitled Violence, Justice, and Health: implications for a multisectoral collaboration . Co-...


Read more at: Are male adolescents more aggressive than females?

Are male adolescents more aggressive than females?

17 October 2018

Prof Manuel Eisner co-authored a paper on adolescent aggression alongside research partners Dr Amy Nivette, Dr Alex Sutherland and Dr Joseph Murray. Entitled Sex differences in adolescent physical aggression: Evidence from sixty-three low-and middle-income countries , the study focuses on two hypotheses: 1) sex differences...


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