Dr Dan Rusu

Criminological work with violent offenders is often framed in terms of outcomes, risk, and intervention. This session focuses on the process of engaging with individuals who have committed serious violence, with particular attention to the meaning behind homicide offenders’ words. It explores how we listen, how we read between the lines, and how emotions are communicated and responded to within these encounters. The session also considers how narratives are shaped in interaction, and how our own presence and reactions form part of that process. It offers a space to reflect on what it means to work closely with violence and to make sense of it.