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Vision & Mission |
Interpersonal Violence refers to violence related to criminal activities (related to organized criminal groups or other criminal acts), violence perpetrated in interpersonal conflict such as in the domestic sphere (intimate partner violence and homicide, child homicide, multiple family homicide), and socio-political violence (related to social prejudice, or socio-political agendas). Other types of violence, that fall beyond the scope of our research, are violent encounters in war, violence in the context of civil unrest and self-inflicted deaths (suicides).
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The Violence Research initiative aims to fill an important gap in present-day policy and research in terms of interpersonal violence. Such violence ranges from mass shootings such as Columbine and Virginia Tech, to mass homicides in the family sphere, but also includes night-time violence, alcohol-related violence, violent robberies, violence and mental health, gun violence, and violence associated with organized crime. So far, trends, patterns and explanations for these tragic events have remained understudied.
In light of this challenge, we seek to provide evidence-based knowledge on topics such as the social factors that foster violence, effective violence prevention, and setting rational punishment for violent offenders. |