Virtual Reality in Criminology and Criminal Justice – Current and Future Developments
Workshop
Directions
- Date: Mar 20, 2025
- Time: 09:45 AM - 06:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
- Location: Freiburg/Germany, Günterstalstr. 73, and online
- Room: 125
- Host: MPI-CSL in cooperation with the University of Lausanne
- Contact: sek-kriminologie@csl.mpg.de
- Topic: Discussion and debate formats, lectures

Virtual Reality (VR) technology has begun to make waves within the field of criminology, with researchers and practitioners exploring its potential to deepen our understanding of criminal decision-making processes, to enhance behavioral interventions, and to offer novel opportunities for offender rehabilitation. This workshop brings together researchers working with VR in criminology and related domains in different countries in Europe. The goal of the workshop is to share research findings, exchange ideas, and discuss future opportunities for the application of VR to study crime and related behavioral phenomena.
Workshop program with abstracts
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