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Vulnerability Research Network

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  • About the group
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About

Chairs

Associate Prof Harriet Pierpoint (University of South Wales) (Co-chair)

Dr Roxanna Dehaghani (Cardiff University) (Co-chair)

Steering group

Prof Emeritus Gisli H Gudjonsson

Chris Bath (National Appropriate Adult Network)

Dr. Sam Weston (Membership officer)

Dr Jayne Price (Chester) (Media officer)

Dr Lindsey Rice (University of Sheffield) (Prizes co-ordinator)

Theme leads

Policing and vulnerability: Sam Weston and Laura Briody, University of Keele

Intersectional vulnerabilities: Prevention and early intervention: Sam Weston and Laura Briody, University of Keele

Vulnerabilities in cybercrime: Dr Lisa Sugiura, University of Portsmouth

Vulnerable victims: Dr Cheryl Allsop, University of South Wales

The Chair will be responsible for the smooth running of the Network, and will normally serve for a term of three years. The Chair will appoint a Steering Group from amongst members to assist with the running of the Network. Approximately six months prior to the expiration of the Chair’s term, all members of the Network will be contacted, inviting those who are eligible to stand for the position. If more than one candidate comes forward, a vote of all Network members will be held. If no candidate comes forward, the existing Chair may serve for an additional 12 months.

 


Forthcoming Events

 

Future events will be announced in the bi-monthly bulletin.


Past Events

BSC Vulnerability Network Launch Event

Tuesday 20th October 2020 16:30-19:00

The British Society of Criminology Vulnerabilities Research Network was pleased to be holding its launch event at the University of South Wales.

The use of the term ‘vulnerability’ is increasing in public, political and academic discourse and has become a key concern of criminologists and criminal justice practitioners internationally.

This network provides a forum for discussion on the complexities inherent to researching vulnerability within the context of crime and justice. To this end, it intends to bring academics, practitioners, and policy makers together to establish a ‘state of the art’ criminal justice vulnerabilities research agenda, paying particular attention to:

  • Identifying needs and gaps in the research capacity of academics, practitioners, and policymakers;
  • The range and adequacy of theoretical and methodological tools used in criminal vulnerabilities research, and the ethics of such research;
  • relationships between statutory and non-statutory agencies in responding to vulnerabilities crime;
  • The factors that shape these criminal justice responses to vulnerabilities crimes.

The launch event was co-chaired by Associate Prof Harriet Pierpoint (University of South Wales) and Dr Roxanna Dehaghani (Cardiff University) (Co-Chairs of the VRN) with a keynote speech by Professor Emeritus Gisli Gudjonsson CBE entitled, ‘What does it mean to be vulnerable and what are the challenges?’.

The principal focus of this event was to promote the network with a view to garnering membership at all levels.

        


Joining and staying in touch

Tenure for the chairs is 3 years, although renewable under the following arrangements. Re-electing the chair/co-chair will involve asking members for expressions of interest or nomination with an election if there is more than one candidate.

Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the field of vulnerability.

You can subscribe to our mailing list here: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=VULNERABILITYRESEARCHNETWORK

 


Contact the Network

If you would like to know more about the Network, please contact  bscvrn@gmail.com

Twitter: @bsc_vrn


Websites of Interest

https://www.appropriateadult.org.uk/

https://howardleague.org/

https://icva.org.uk/

 

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