VRC Research Projects

Current Research Projects 

Our activities are structured around four main research clusters (RCs). Each comprises a number of research projects as listed below.

RC1: Violence across the Life Course  (Manuel Eisner)

• Zurich Project on the Social Development of Children (z-proso)
• São Paulo Project on the Social Development of Children (sp-proso)
• Evidence for Better Lives (EBLS)  

RC2: Institutional violence, Terrorism and Criminal Networks 

• Organised Crime, Illegal Governance and Communities (i-Gov, Paolo Campana)
• Ethical Failures in Policing (Justice Tankebe)
• Breaking Networks of Youth Serious Violence (Paolo Campana)

RC3: Violence Prevention Programme and Evaluation

• Addressing online and offline bullying - effective intervention strategies (Maria Ttofi)

RC4: Cross-cultural and Historical Analysis  (Manuel Eisner)

• Crime during the Covid-19 crisis: A Global Analysis
• The London Medieval Murder Map

For individual researchers' bios and publications, visit this page and click their University and ResearchGate links.