Read a blog by Professor Gloria Laycock about the role of the Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre's Ethical Oversight Panel.

Our Co-Director Professor Adam Crawford has today received the British Society of Criminology's Outstanding Achievement Award.

Project opportunity - ESRC WRDTP Collaborative Studentship - Joined-up approaches to local emergency planning, preparedness, response and recovery at the University of Leeds

Read the research findings summary "Police use of diversion: The voices of people with lived experience of criminal justice".

Read the report "Resolving crime without court: lessons from police practice" by Centre Translational Fellow Fionnuala Ratcliffe.

Project opportunity - ESRC WRDTP Collaborative Studentship - Joined-up approaches to local emergency planning, preparedness, response and recovery at the University of Leeds

Abstract. This study explores people’s thresholds and reasons for calling the police in response to incidents invoking uncertainty. It draws upon focus gro

Professor Crawford, Centre Co-Director, has shared the Centre’s research at leading conferences and events in a scholarly visit to Australia.

The Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre has announced funding for three innovative projects led by early career researchers.

The Roger Stevens Building was chosen from a shortlist of 10, all built between 1965 and 2025.

Professor Adam Crawford led a key roundtable discussion on the importance of listening to the voices of people with lived experience.

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The Centre runs an annual Early Career Researcher Development Fund for research that aligns with the Centre's programme of work.

On many accounts British policing is currently experiencing a legitimacy crisis, a claim frequently evidenced by data from opinion surveys. Such surveys have been in the field for more than half a ...

"The most profound finding of this research is not what communities want from police, but how their sophisticated understanding of their policing needs exposes the poverty of both technocratic experti...

This webinar will look at "Reframing the narrative of neurodivergent suspects of Counter Terrorism: The true victims of exploitation"

Register for the Centre's annual conference: Vulnerability and Policing: Reducing Harm, Strengthening Justice.

MACC Hub Webinars: The second episode of MACC Hub's monthly webinar series will focus on what’s at stake in how we use the term “vulnerability,” explore alternatives that center systems and agency, an...

Do you thrive on managing complex projects that deliver meaningful change? Are you passionate about using research to improve public services? Do you have strong organisational and communication skill...

At the Social Change Catalyst at the University of York we want to make change happen, for public good.

Project opportunity - ESRC WRDTP Associated Studentship School of Psychology - Cross-System Insights from Linked Public Service Data at the University of Leeds

This project engages with racially diverse young people and community leaders in Harehills, Leeds to understand experiences of youth violence

Register for the Centre's annual conference: Vulnerability and Policing: Reducing Harm, Strengthening Justice.

A public seminar by Professor Emilio Ayos