Join us for the premiere of Crossing the Line: Rethinking the Alpha Victim, a new short film produced as part of the Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre’s project Rethinking the Alpha Victim. 2pm-4pm, Wednesday 11 March 2026 Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK This special screening will be followed by a Q&A …
This webinar shares findings from the Centre’s ‘Policing, Vulnerabilities and Domestic Abuse: Victims, Perpetrators, Interventions’ research project. 12pm – 1pm, Tuesday 9 December 2025 Online Watch the webinar Overview Domestic Abuse (DA)—referred to as Family Violence in Australia—encompasses physical, sexual, emotional, economic, and psychological behaviours used to exert power and control over a partner, ex-partner, …
This webinar will outline findings and recommendations from two research projects on how police and partner agencies are preparing for, responding to, and adapting to climate change. 12pm – 1pm, Thursday 13 November 2025 Online It is widely accepted that human-induced climate change poses ‘severe, interconnected and irreversible risks’ to ecosystems, biodiversity, and human societies. …
Join us for an in-person public lecture by Dr Tom McNeil (JABBS Foundation CEO), which will explore what the evidence says around public opinion on crime. 1pm-2.30pm, Wednesday 1 October 2025 Room CL/A/002 Business Lounge, Church Lane Building, University of York, York, YO10 5ZF This in-person lecture will discuss what the evidence says around public …
Join us for the Eighth International Conference on Law Enforcement & Public Health. Registration is now open and early bird registrations will receive a 10% discount if you register before 31 May 2026. Sunday 6 September – Wednesday 9 September 2026 University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK The ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research …
12pm – 1pm, Wednesday 16 July 2025 Online Watch the webinar Drawing on interviews with Counter Terrorism practitioners, the study examined perceptions of whether neurodivergent people are more vulnerable to exploitation by online algorithms promoting extremist content. While no direct causal link was established, practitioners consistently framed neurodivergent people as more vulnerable to self-radicalisation via …
This webinar will outline findings and recommendations from the UK’s first national study of police responses to county lines drug distribution and related child and adult criminal exploitation. 1pm – 2pm, Thursday 3 July 2025 Online Watch the webinar Event description “County lines” is the term given to the practice of drug dealers from cities …
Join us for a public lecture by Professor Máximo Sozzo, co-hosted with the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies at the University of Leeds. 1pm-2pm (GMT), Wednesday 19 March 2025 The Liberty Building, Moorland Road, Woodhouse, Leeds, LS3 1DB A widespread way in Latin American social sciences of reading police practices that are at odds with …
This PhD Network webinar will bring together two presentations on online vulnerabilities. This webinar is organised through the British Society of Criminology Vulnerability Research Network. 2pm-3pm (GMT), Tuesday 25 March 2025 Online The Technification of Domestic Abuse Dr Lisa Sugiura Digital technologies have enabled people to socialise and exchange personal information online, often under the …
This year’s conference provides a number of keynotes, presentations and panel discussions on topics including preventing harm among vulnerable people, the future of neighbourhood policing, women’s safety in public spaces, improving the police and policy response to modern slavery, and the use of diversion for adults with vulnerabilities, among many others. Tuesday 9 September – …