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 …
As part of our annual conference ‘Vulnerability and Policing: Reducing Harm, Strengthening Justice’, we were delighted to welcome Darren McGarvey as a keynote speaker. Read his keynote address below. Published 18 December 2025. I should say at the start, I’m not here as a policymaker, or a criminologist, or a think-tank person who speaks entirely …
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, …
By Storm Marsh-Smith. Published 13 October 2025. Reflections from the ‘Vulnerability and Policing: Reducing Harm, Strengthening Justice’ conference 2025 There was no holding back in the lively, passionate discussions across the two-day conference. Themes of trauma, repeated institutional failings within public services designed to keep us safe, and numerous accounts of injustice emerged – often …
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 …
The ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre has hosted its second annual conference in Leeds, bringing together leading academics, police professionals, policymakers, and community leaders. 11 September 2025 The two-day event, “Vulnerability and Policing: Reducing Harm, Strengthening Justice,” provided a critical platform for discussion on how research can drive improvements in policing and other …
By Sat Kartar Kaur Chandan. Published 5 August 2025. What happens when 21 PhD students come together from across the globe and disciplines, all focused on the intersection of vulnerability and policing? You get a fantastic week of enriching conversations, invaluable collaborations, lasting connections, and a renewed sense of motivation. This was my experience of …
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 …