Violence Reduction: Promise, practice and the gaps in between

Drawing on local evaluations, collaborative research and national evidence, this workshop will explore the impact of VRUs on violence, examine the challenges of implementation, and identify where the evidence is strongest—and where important gaps remain.

Event outline and speakers

Session one: Lessons from recent research findings: What do we know

• Professor Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay, University of Birmingham
• Dr Emily Evans, University of Birmingham
• Illin Gani, University of Birmingham
• Professor Laura Caulfield, University of Wolverhampton

Session two: Commissioning and delivery perspectives: Aims, expectations and challenges

• Amanda Ritchie, Avon and Somerset Violence Reduction Partnership
• Dr Luke Billingham, Hackney Quest and The Open University
• Matthew Woodley-Wilson, Bedfordshire Violence Exploitation Prevention Partnership

Session three: System-level challenges: Ensuring a coherent and sustainable approach

• David Lloyd OBE, former Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire
• Other speakers to be confirmed

Registration

This is an online event, with limited places available for in-person attendance at our London meeting facilities. If you would like to attend in-person, please register using the link below, replying to the confirmation email you will receive to request an in-person place.

We will do our best to accommodate requests, but cannot guarantee an in-person place to everyone who requests one.