Institute of Criminology: 21st Annual Nigel Walker Lecture

Speaker: Professor Manuel Eisner, Wolfson Professor of Criminology, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge

Creating More Peaceful Societies: Global Strategies to Reduce Interpersonal Violence by 50% in 2040: The 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have put violence reduction at the heart of global efforts to create sustainable societies. Goal 16 is entirely devoted to the promotion of peaceful societies and the rule of law and target 16.2 sets the goal of ending abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children. The SDG agenda is an extraordinary window of opportunity to make significant progress towards reducing all forms of interpersonal violence. However, it also poses vast challenges. Achieving significant population-level reductions across the world within less than two decades presents a task for policy and research at a scale for which no precedent exists in the field of violence prevention.

Manuel Eisner is Wolfson Professor of Criminology and Director of the Violence Research Centre at University of Cambridge, Institute of Criminology.

This seminar starts at 5.00pm, and will be held in Seminar Room B3, Institute of Criminology, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA. A drinks reception in the basement foyer will follow this seminar for attendees.

If you wish to be attend the seminar, please contact: reception@cim.cam.ac.uk