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14 July 2021

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

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 2021. The Journal seeks …

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30 June 2021

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

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 prevent youth violence on beh…

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17 June 2021

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

“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 researchers from universities a…

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9 June 2021

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

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-19Leos-Toro Cesar, Ribeaud Denis, Bechtiger Laura, Steinhoff Annekatrin, Nivette …

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20 May 2021

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

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 with many negatives outcomes for …

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12 May 2021

PhD student Klea Ramaj publishes article on human trafficking in Albania

Our PhD student Klea Ramaj, supervised by Prof Manuel Eisner, published a research article entitled The Aftermath of Human Trafficking: Exploring the Albanian Victims’ Return, Rehabilitation, and Reintegration Challenges in the Journal of Human Trafficking. The article is based on her MPhil dissertation, supervised by Dr Paolo Campana, an expert on…

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28 April 2021

Meet the researcher – Dr Paolo Campana

The VRC carries out interdisciplinary research on the causes, prevention and consequences of interpersonal violence in national and international societies. In the third of a series of profiles of VRC researchers, we introduce our Lecturer in Criminology and Complex Networks, Dr Paolo Campana - who investigates criminal activities, gang violence an…

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21 April 2021

Our latest publications: mental health, aggression and bullying

As we step into Spring, here are the latest papers published by the VRC team 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.Mental health, aggression and bullying - women, children and adolescentsFoley, S., Hughes, C., Murray, A.L. [.....…

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3 March 2021

Meet the researcher – Dr Sara Valdebenito

The VRC carries out interdisciplinary research on the causes, prevention and consequences of interpersonal violence in national and international societies. In the second of a series of profiles of VRC researchers, we introduce our Research Associate Dr Sara Valdebenito, who has been working on the Evidence of Better Life Study (EBLS) and also inve…

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17 February 2021

Wave 3 of the EBLS Foundational Study is underway

Five sites of the EBLS Foundational Study are about to begin a third wave of data collection in the coming weeks. This will include Valenzuela (Philippines), Hue (Vietnam), Cluj-Napoca (Romania), Koforidua (Ghana) and Kingston (Jamaica). This collaborative effort will be mostly conducted via telephone-based interviews when the child is around the a…

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5 February 2021

New publications on youth violence and maternal health

Here is a selection of the latest publications by our researchers and members of our international research networks, z-proso and EBLS, on the topics of violence against children and maternal wellbeing in Vietnam.Youth Behaviour & Violence against ChildrenAmy Nivette, Denis Ribeaud, Aja Murray, Annekatrin Steinhoff, Laura Bechtiger, Urs Hepp, Lilly…

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18 January 2021

Meet the researcher – Dr Maria Ttofi

The VRC has a team of researchers carrying out interdisciplinary research on the causes, prevention and consequences of interpersonal violence in national and international societies. Our research clusters include: Violence across the Life Course; Violence, Non-violent Offending and Mental Health; Institutional Violence, Terrorism and Criminal Netw…

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18 December 2020

Cambridge ESRC DTP Interdisciplinary Studentship 2021 - deadline 7 January 2021

Cambridge ESRC DTP Interdisciplinary Studentship 2021: Pathways from Parental Exposure to Violence to Problems in Early Child Development: A Focus on Low and Middle-income CountriesApplication Deadline: 7 January 2021If a project code is required, please use IS2(2021)The University of Cambridge ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership [DTP] is pleased to…

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16 December 2020

Prof Eisner participates to EIF National Conference - video available

On 8 December 2020, Prof Manuel Eisner was among the speakers of the 2020 Early Intervention Foundation's (EIF) National Conference. He participated to a breakout session on Youth crime and Violence with Reshard Auladin (National Crime Agency), Peter Babudu (Youth Endowment Fund), Christine Geeson (Suffolk County Council) and Rachel Coffey (Home Of…

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9 December 2020

Prof Eisner speaks at WHO webinar: COVID-19, social determinants and violence

On Wednesday 2 December 2020, Prof Manuel Eisner was one of the speakers at a WHO webinar entitled Social Determinants of Health Webinar: COVID-19, social determinants and violence, hosted by Dr Naoko Yamamoto, WHO Assistant Director-General for Healthier Populations and moderated by Dr Etienne Krug, Director, WHO Social Determinants of Health Depa…

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