331 search results for “criminology” in the Public website
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Jochem Jansen
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.m.jansen@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8580
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Ieke de Vries
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
i.de.vries@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Sigrid van Wingerden
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
s.g.c.van.wingerden@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8588
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Lisa Ansems
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
l.f.m.ansems@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5714
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Nina van der Knaap
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
n.van.der.knaap@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Master information: Law and criminology programmes
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'If a country is not safe, it will not become wealthy'
Over the past 20 years, levels of common crime throughout the world dropped, except in countries that are plagued by poverty, have large families and have been afflicted by civil wars. This was established in a study that compared safety in 166 countries.
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Paul Nieuwbeerta affiliated professor at Statistics Netherlands
From April 2022, Professor Paul Nieuwbeerta will be working one day a week as affiliated professor for Statistics Netherlands (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS)). He is Professor of Criminology at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology, Leiden University.
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Research on trust in the criminal justice system receives 1.5 million euros
How to strengthen mutual trust between agencies in the criminal justice system and youth with a migration background or weaker socio-economic position. The Netherlands Science Agenda has awarded 1.5 million euros to a consortium to find out.
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Marieke Liem and Edwin Bakker in Dutch Magazine Criminologie
Marieke Liem en Edwin Bakker have published an article in the Dutch Magazine Criminology. The article tells us the following:
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'Dutch Public Prosecution Service cracking down on companies that use hazardous substances'
For years, employees at AAF International in Emmen were exposed to high concentrations of carcinogenic substances. The company has now been taken to court.
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Contact
The Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology is located in the Kamerlingh Onnes Building (KOG).
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A fitting punishment
A punishment that fits the crime is the cornerstone of the rechtsstaat or constitutional state. But opinions differ greatly on what constitutes a just and effective punishment. Research by Leiden University provides politicians, legislators, law enforcers and the public with new information and insights…
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Cybersecurity & Cybercrime
This minor aims to provide students with the tools and knowledge to identify, analyse and address the biggest challenges that come with our reliance on digital technology: cybersecurity and cybercrime.
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OSCoffee: Open Science in Criminology - barriers and opportunities
Lecture
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Leiden Law Practices for first year students
Leiden Law Practices (LLP)
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Education
Both departments provide teaching in the bachelor and master programmes.
- OSCoffee: Open Science in Criminology - barriers and opportunities
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Crime and Criminal Justice (MSc)
Detecting and combatting crime is becoming increasingly complex. Security is high on the national and international agenda. The master’s programme Crime and Criminal Justice in Leiden provides the skills to face these challenges.
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André van der Laan
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
a.m.van.der.laan@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Miranda Boone
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.m.boone@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4907
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Jennifer Doekhie
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.v.o.r.doekhie@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5301
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Miranda Sentse
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.sentse@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6263
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Hilde Wermink
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.t.wermink@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7417
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Janne van Doorn
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
a.j.van.doorn@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1972
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Marco Romagna
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
m.romagna@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506
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Joanne van der Leun
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.p.vanderleun@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7522
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Special film evening 100 years International Labour Organization
As part of the events to mark the 100th anniversary of the International Labour Organization, the Department of Labour Law of Leiden University has organized a film evening together with Kijkhuis cinema in Leiden.
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PhD research: Welfare benefits reduce criminal behaviour substantially
Receiving welfare benefits has a major impact on criminal behaviour. This has been demonstrated by Marco Stam, who defended his thesis on 20 January 2022.
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Miranda Boone on problems with virtual court hearings during coronavirus crisis
The coronavirus crisis had a major impact on the judicial system in the Netherlands: courts closed at the start of the pandemic and instead held virtual hearings. Research now shows that things did not always go smoothly.
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Law
The Faculty of Law has five institutes:
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Comparative Criminal Justice (MSc)
The master's programme Comparative Criminal Justice at Leiden University focuses on criminology, criminal law and their mutual relationship. The programme offers an international comparative perspective, analysing criminal justice systems, legislation and policies in common law and civil law countri…
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In ‘Learning Behind Bars’, Leiden students study with inmates
Prison and student life are worlds apart. But in the Learning Behind Bars project, Leiden criminology students get the chance to study inside prison walls with people incarcerated there.
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Dead or Alive? The role of personal characteristics and immediate situational factors in the outcome of serious violence
Why do certain incidents of serious violence end lethally whereas others do not? What role do personal characteristics of offenders and victims play and how do immediate situational factors influence outcomes?
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Reviews
Several alumni, young alumni and students have been matched via the Leiden University Mentor Network.
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Criminal Justice Public Lecture: Maarten Kunst on victim rights
On 1 June 2022, Maarten Kunst, Professor of Criminology at Leiden Law School, gave a lecture on his research into the effects of the right to be heard on both the defendant and the victim. Victims have certain rights in the Dutch criminal process, including the right to be heard in criminal proceedings.…
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How do you get ex-prisoners back on the job market?
Despite various initiatives it appears that it is no simple task to get ex-prisoners back on the job market.
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A fitting punishment
There are frequent calls from society for heavier prison sentences, but the question is whether longer sentences result in a safer society. Judges are seeing more and more offenders with social and psychological problems and they therefore often prescribe a programme of treatment and monitoring for…
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Crimmigration
Migration and crime are in the spotlight in society. Within the Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology, research in this area has strongly developed in recent years. The concept of Crimmigration is central to this.
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Online Course Risk in Modern Society
Risk has become one of the defining features of modern society. This course examines various types of safety and security risks, and how these are perceived and dealt with in a wide array of professional and academic fields, ranging from criminology, counter-terrorism and cyber security, to philosophy,…
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Vidi grant for Esther van Ginneken for research into violence in prisons
Why do violent incidents occur in prisons? And how do staff respond? Assistant Professor Esther van Ginneken will use a grant from the NWO Vidi Talent Programme to conduct research into these and other questions. She intends to make use of virtual reality.
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Paul Nieuwbeerta in The Lancet on detainees’ health
For the first time, research has been conducted on how the health of detained persons prior to their detention differs from that of non-detainees and to what extent health problems change over the period: from before and after their detention.
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NWO Veni for Linda Geven for research into false confessions
An NWO Veni application by Linda Geven, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology, has been honoured. She will spend the next three years conducting research into false confessions in police interrogations.
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Esther van Ginneken in NRC: 'Stop further austerity at prisons'
Cuts in the prison system threaten to be at the expense of security, including that of society, writes university lecturer Esther van Ginneken in an opinion piece in Dutch newspaper NRC.
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Cyber offenders: Unique profile, unique approach?
Our society can no longer not imagine the threat of cybercrime. Banks, companies, and schools are hacked, or 'DDoSed', with increasing regularity and data is being stolen or taken hostage. To respond adequately to this threat, we need more knowledge of the perpetrators.
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Joni Reef at opening Expertise Centre KIND
Joni Reef was among those present at the opening of Expertise Centre KIND in 's-Hertogenbosch on Thursday 22 November 2018. She spoke to Dutch newspaper Brabants Dagblad afterwards.
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Leidse Stadscriminoloog: gemeente, politie en UL bundelen de krachten
Per 1 september 2021 is de stad Leiden een heuse stadscriminoloog rijker. Marianne Franken gaat in een vier jaar durend promotieproject onderzoek doen naar de veiligheidsbeleving van Leidse burgers.
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Policing Women: Histories in the Western World, 1800 to 1950
This book provides an exploration into the historical transformations of women's interactions with state police in the Western world from 1800 to 1950.
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Career prospects
The Criminal Justice Master’s programme offered by the institute of Criminal Law and Criminology at Leiden University will provide you with the skills necessary for a successful career in the private or public sector.