Preventing Violence

The Past, Present and Future of the Public Health Approach

Keir Irwin-Rogers (The Open University), Luke Billingham (The Open University), Alistair Fraser (The University of Glasgow) , Fern Gillon (The University of Glasgow)

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English

Policy Press
12 June 2025

Causes & prevention of crime; Public health & safety law

Available open access digitally under CC BY NC ND licence.

Preventing Violence argues that we can move towards safer and better societies by advancing holistic public health approaches to violence prevention.

It explores the serious limitations of contemporary public health approaches and proposes an alternative path forward. Based on data from a three-year, ESRC-funded project, Public Health, Youth and Violence Reduction, it also examines in-depth the work of 20 Violence Reduction Units in England and Wales.

The book makes clear recommendations for policy makers, practitioners and researchers working to prevent violence and improve the lives of children and young people.

By: Keir Irwin-Rogers (The Open University), Luke Billingham (The Open University), Alistair Fraser (The University of Glasgow), Fern Gillon (The University of Glasgow), Susan McVie (University of Edinburgh)
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9781447373841
ISBN 10: 1447373847
Pages: 204
Publication Date: 12 June 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Keir Irwin-Rogers is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at The Open University. Luke Billingham is a youth and community worker at Hackney Quest and Research Associate at The Open University. Ali Fraser is Professor of Criminology at the University of Glasgow. Fern Gillon is Research Assistant at the Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research at the University of Strathclyde. Susan McVie is Professor of Quantitative Criminology at the University of Edinburgh. Tim Newburn is Professor of Criminology and Social Policy at the London School of Economics.

Reviews for Preventing Violence: The Past, Present and Future of the Public Health Approach

'An important book that expertly clarifies the ‘public health’ approach and demonstrates that with the imposition of well-evidenced measures and sufficient political will, violence involving young people is not inevitable.' Anthony Ellis, University of Lincoln 'Deeply insightful, carefully researched and important. A major contribution to our understanding of youth violence prevention, with implications far beyond the United Kingdom.' Elliott Currie, University of California, Irvine