Manuel Eisner

Articles by: Manuel Eisner

Lockdowns reduced urban crime by over a third around the globe – but some cities benefited more than others

28th July 2021

Professor Manuel Eisner, University of Cambridge

ANALYSIS: Lockdowns and ‘stay-at-home’ messages introduced as COVID-19 pandemic measures prompted speculation about the impact on crime, and whether anticipated falls in street crime and violence would be matched by rises in commercial burglaries and domestic violence; Professor Manuel Eisner of the University of Cambridge, and Utrecht University Assistant Professor Amy Nivette, studied the lockdown crime rates across six main offences in 27 cities, and believe the findings could help in the design of future crime reduction strategies.

Violence in the time of Covid-19

Crime and the pandemic

23rd June 2020

Professor Manuel Eisner, University of Cambridge

ANALYSIS: The coronavirus pandemic has affected billions of people around the world, impacting daily lives, national economies, international trade and relations among nations. Prof Manuel Eisner of the University of Cambridge and Prof Amy Nivette of Utrecht University analysed worldwide data to identify violence trends and the implications for in public health, social work and policing. Their findings were published in April 2020 in a report commissioned by the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation entitled Violence and the Pandemic – Urgent questions for Research.

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Dr Manuel Eisner is Professor of Comparative and Developmental Criminology at the University of Cambridge. He studied history at the University of Zurich and holds a PhD in sociology. He has published several authored or edited books and over 100 journal articles and book chapters in English, German, Spanish and French. His academic work revolves around the explanation of the causes, the consequences and the prevention of interpersonal violence across human societies. His research tries to contribute to the following questions: How can we describe and explain variation in levels of violence between societies and over the course of human history? What psychological and social mechanisms account for change and stability of violent behaviour over the life course? What combination of prevention, intervention and control is best suited to reduce interpersonal violence in different societies across the world? You can visit this page to find out more about my research projects. He is a member of several editorial and advisory boards of academic journals and book series. He has also been working as an expert or co-author of reports with national governments, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the World Bank and UNODC. He was awarded the Fellowship of the Society of Experimental Criminology and the Sellin-Glueck award by the American Society of Criminology. In 2014, He has organised, with the World Health Organization, the First Global Conference on Violence Reduction at the University of Cambridge. He was awarded the 2017 ESC European Criminology Award for his lifetime contribution to European criminology. He is a member of several editorial and advisory boards of academic journals and book series. He has also been working as an expert or co-author of reports with national governments, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the World Bank and UNODC. He was awarded the Fellowship of the Society of Experimental Criminology and the Sellin-Glueck award by the American Society of Criminology. In 2014 he organised, with the World Health Organization, the First Global Conference on Violence Reduction at the University of Cambridge. He was awarded the 2017 ESC European Criminology Award for his lifetime contribution to European criminology.