ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre researchers have shared new findings from Centre projects at a national criminology conference. 22 July 2024 Speaking at the British Society of Criminology Conference in Glasgow, the Centre team provided insights on key challenges, including public trust in local policing, county lines, online child sexual victimisation, and service …
Register for the Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre PhD Network’s latest online event. 9.30am – 10.30am (UK time), Thursday 23 May 2024 Online The Centre’s PhD Network is extremely fortunate to have Dr Kate Brown (University of York) and Professor Martin Webber (University of York) as guest speakers this event. Dr Brown and Professor …
Register for a webinar that will share findings from new Centre research about what the public want from the police. 1pm – 2pm, Thursday 20 June 2024 Online ‘Trust and confidence’ in the police is, arguably, in a moment of crisis. A significant decline in public opinion is well evidenced by a range of surveys …
The ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre has hosted Dr Jarrett Blaustein as an international visiting fellow to learn about his work on policing and climate change and to contribute to a new strand of work on policing futures that the Centre is developing. 15 March 2024 Dr Jarrett Blaustein is an Associate Professor …
The ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre’s inaugural annual conference is now fully booked. Join the waiting list to be notified if places become available. 9am – 4.30pm, Thursday 5 September 2024 Cloth Hall Court, Quebec St, Leeds, LS1 2HA This one-day conference provides an opportunity for academics and practitioners to share ideas and …
Join us for the launch of the new international Vulnerability and Policing PhD Network. 9.30am – 11.30am (GMT), Tuesday 12 March 2024 Online The ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre’s PhD Network brings together a community of PhD students researching the intersection of vulnerability and policing.In this launch event, interested PhD students will have …
The ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre is launching an international network for PhD students researching the intersection of vulnerability and policing. 13 February 2024 Established in 2022, the Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre aims to understand how vulnerabilities are produced, exacerbated and addressed by policing. This includes exploitation by county lines drug …
In this public lecture, Dr Jarrett Blaustein will explore what policing is, and what it might become, in the climate crisis. 12pm – 1.30pm, Thursday 7 March 2024 Moot Court Room, Liberty Building, School of Law, University of Leeds, LS3 1DB Climate change is the defining issue of our time. As the disruptive and destructive …
Dr Chris Devany (Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre) spoke about how police respond to ‘victims’ and ‘offenders’ across county lines drug networks at an event today. 10 January 2024 The talk was part of the University of York’s annual YorkTalks event, which included sixteen short talks about varied topics, such as public services, artificial …
Researchers have shared emerging findings from a study that aims to develop ways to prevent Online Child Sexual Victimisation (OCSV). 29 November 2023 Speaking at the Scottish International Policing Conference today (29 November), Dr Larissa Engelmann and Dr Christine A. Weirich reported on an ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre project that seeks to …