Violence Research Lab Team
The Violence Research Lab work plan will be implemented as a joint team effort by all Violence Research Lab research group members and associates. Violence Research Lab’s activities have been grouped in several clusters and put in the competence of one Violence Research Lab member, according to his/her specific skills and competences and in line with previous research experience (please look at table 1.).The nationwide Violence Research Lab activities have been put in the competence of Central Violence Research Lab in Zagreb and 3 regional labs in Rijeka, Split and Osijek, which will be in charge of implementing the study in their region.
Violence Research Lab Team Info
Key task
Establishing 1 Central Violence Lab in Zagreb and 3 Regional Violence Research Lab in Split, Rijeka, Osijek.
Establishing new ESC working group EVimo
Pilot study on ‘dark figure’ of delinquent violence
Operational Violence Research Lab database with data analysis tool, data entry interfaces and data presentation tool
Creating “genuine violence classification system”
Testing “genuine violence classification system” using data from 2016/2017 homicide research
Final “genuine violence classification system”, published and offered for commercial use
Violence Research Lab “genuine violence classification app”
Violence Research Lab Strategy on preventing and detecting delinquent violence and cyber harassment
Targeted manuals and protocols prepared for the specific needs of different institutions
Trainings, workshops/seminars for practitioners
Findings actively incorporated in relevant higher education curricula
2 edited books (English and Croatian version)
How much work to do
15 MEETINGS
53 PRESENTATIONS
12 CONFERENCES
11 MANUALS
13 NEW ESC MEMBERS RECRUITED FOR EVIMO
16 STUDENTS RECRUITED
8 DIPLOMA/MASTER THESIS ON VIOLENCE RESEARCH LAB MENTORED BY TEAM MEMBERS
23 JOURNAL ARTICLES WRITTEN
2 EDITED BOOKS READY FOR PUBLISHING
6 HIGHER EDUCATION CURRICULAS
4 WORKSHOPS AND 4 SEMINARS FOR PRACTITIONERS
16 FIELD STUDIES
8,000 – 10,000 CASE ANALYSIS
200 CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS
Violence Research Lab self sustainbility
Since this project is created to be a breakthrough in violence researches and possible a turning point in scientific perception of violence with an effective practical impact, we strongly believe that we will have not only opportunity, but also an obligation to continue our work in that direction even after envisaged 5 years. That’s why we will submit several funding applications during the project. Potentially, this will provide us a chance for ongoing research of violence using our own methodology. Also, a significant component of Violence research lab findings in terms of methodology and data should be commercialized thereby providing independent income that will be used for future research staff position.