The social and psychological harm of new forms of crime.
Background
Crimes such as homicide and theft, and drugs such as heroin and cocaine have always been of public concern, and there has been a recent focus on areas such as child sexual abuse, modern slavery, new psychoactive substances, online fraud, and online indecent images of children.
Next steps
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Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Areas of research interest relevant to the Home Office GOVUK
Research fields
Related UKRI funded projects
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A Profiler for Crime, Criminal Justice and Social Harm
While government has been the custodian of statistical information about society, particularly about crime, criminal justice and social harm, an open society depends upon the wider accessibility of data to support its de...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to prototype the development of a 'Profiler' that can enable civil society opinion formers to better understand factors affecting crime, criminal justice and social harm.
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Reducing the Unanticipated Crime Harms of COVID-19 Policies
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Funded by: COVID
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on reducing the unanticipated crime harms of COVID-19 policies, which is related to the social and psychological harm of new forms of crime.
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Peterborough Adolescent to Adult Development Study: PADS+ Phase 3
People's social lives are integral to their criminal careers. The fact that social relationships and experiences are important for understanding people's crime involvement is well established (e.g., Kornhauser 1978; Laub...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project specifically focuses on the social lives of individuals and their involvement in crime, addressing the social and psychological harm of new forms of crime.