The British Society of Criminology Vulnerabilities Research Network is pleased to be holding its launch event on Tuesday 20th October. Dr Harriet Pierpoint of the Centre for Criminology is the co-chair.

"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," said Dr Pierpoint.

"Within the context of the criminal process, vulnerability can mean different things and can be used for different purposes. The term vulnerability can be used as a means to identify risk and to respond to it, by way of risk assessments or procedural safeguards. The research network will deploy the term critically, engaging in the various ways in which it is used, but being mindful of the myriad ways in which it used to both empower and disempower. 

"The network provides a forum for discussion on the complexities inherent to researching vulnerability within the context of crime and justice," Dr Pierpoint added. 

"The Vulnerability Research Network offers a means for discussion, critical analysis, and knowledge sharing. 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."

The network will pay 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.

Launch event

The launch event will be 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?’. 

We consider the safety of attendees to be extremely important and as such have decided to hold this event online. This will be facilitated via Zoom – joining instructions will be sent nearer the time. 

Holding the event online means we can accommodate more attendees but tickets are going quickly! 

Registration is available here

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