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Global Status Report on Violence Prevention 2014

A joint report from the World Health Organization, the United Nations Development Programme, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime reveals that 475 000 people were murdered in 2012, and homicide is the third leading cause of death globally for males aged 15-44 years. Despite...

10 December 2014
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Is austerity an act of violence?

Identifying violence?

On 10 September the Centre held a roundtable discussion on the extent to which we can understand austerity policies as acts of violence against...

11 September 2014
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Is violence in decline?

The ongoing apparent fall in violence continues to perplex commentators and criminologists alike.

Just today the latest quarterly update of the ...

24 April 2014
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Fall in hospital visits for serious violence

An estimated 234,509 people sought treatment at hospital accident and emergency departments across England and Wales in 2013 following serious violence injury, The Guardian, among other papers,...

23 April 2014
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'Income inequality harms us all'

Research published in the journal Paediatrics has linked inequality to child maltreatment. Data from US counties have shown a relationship even after adjusting for...

19 February 2014
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Crime and victimisation: The big picture

Victims are heralded as valuable players in the arena of criminal justice, with more rights, a greater 'voice', and improved support services.

1 July 2006