Violent crime is a major public concern and tackling it is our top priority. This includes terrorism, knife and gun crime, sexual offending, domestic abuse and safeguarding vulnerable people from predatory behaviour.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
In December 2014, RUSI launched a Strategic Hub for Organised Crime Research to develop a world class research agenda that meets the needs of policymakers. With the support of government agencies and Research Councils UK...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: Royal United Services Institute
The project focuses on measuring the impact of disruption of organised criminal networks, which directly addresses the question.
A lattice of social, economic and psychological factors supports recruitment to both criminal and terrorist networks. A combination of broken families, social decay, bad housing, few amenities, poor education and limited...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Surrey
The project examines the nexus of organised crime and terrorism, which is partially relevant to the question.
Contemporary, public, images of organised crime are influenced by media and/ or Hollywood representations of 'organised crime' in, eg, The Godfather, The Sopranos, and The Wire. This depiction has created a popular image...
Funded by: AHRC
Lead research organisation: University of Sussex
The project evaluates the impact of anti-money laundering and terrorism financing legislation, which is partially relevant to the question.