This study explored young people’s experiences with drugs and alcohol; key influences on that use; and experiences of accessing support.

We are now recruiting 2 full time Research Fellows to work with Stephen Farrall and colleagues at Warwick (Emily Gray) and Queen Mary College, University of London (Maria Grasso) on their research int...

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...

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

A new report is calling for urgent reforms to address harmful levels of gambling among prisoners and those on probation

This project aims to investigate how young people experience stalking and how police and other agencies understand, identify, and respond.

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

Professors Dan Birks and Adam Crawford to lead new Policing-Academic Centre of Excellence working to harness and maximise the impact of research excellence across the Universities of Leeds and York.

This project aims to improve how vulnerability is defined, and how police engage with victims and potential victims of romance fraud.

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

Abstract: A widespread way in Latin American social sciences of reading police practices that are at odds with the principles o...

A University of York researcher is leading a new project to identify ways to boost mental health support for young mothers and birthing parents.

Read more about and apply for a place at the Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre International PhD Summer School.

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