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• ‘Comprehensive handbook victims’ – Interview with Janne van Doorn News - 11 April 2023

  What do scholars, the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service, the police, the National Rapporteur Human Trafficking, Victim Support Netherlands, and the Violent Offences Compensation Fund have in common? They all work with victims, each from their own expertise. High time to combine that knowledge,…

• Prisoner reentry programmes do not work as they should News - 20 June 2024

  For a successful return to society, incarcerated individuals must work on their reentry during their sentence. Not all such individuals receive good reentry support. This is according to a report by Leiden criminologists.

• PhD research: 'Visits to prisoners reduces risk of reoffending' News - 9 June 2022

  Prisoners who are visited regularly by family or friends are less likely to be reconvicted in the short term than inmates who rarely or never receive visits. Visits should therefore be encouraged and facilitated, according to PhD candidate Maria Berghuis, who will defend her doctoral thesis on 23 June…

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  Joni Reef Associate professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.reef@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278596

• CINETS 2026: Crimmigration in an Age of Authoritarian Drift Event - 5 July 2026

  Conference

• Comenius Senior Fellow grants for three Leiden lecturers News - 21 April 2022

  Three lecturers from Leiden University have been awarded a 100,000-euro Comenius Teaching Fellowship within the scope of the Senior Fellows programme. The grant will enable them and their project teams to carry out their own teaching innovation project.

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  Marieke Liem Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  m.c.a.liem@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009935

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  Jil Poirters Lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.poirters@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Risha Jagarnathsingh Communication adviser

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.d.jagarnathsingh@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Naomi Ormskerk Lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  n.r.s.ormskerk@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jelle Koot

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  Ton Broeders Professor emeritus

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.p.a.broeders@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277528

• Miranda Boone in NRC: 'Verlof gedetineerden is van wezenlijk belang' News - 22 August 2022

  Door aangescherpte verlofregels kunnen gedetineerden niet met verlof, terwijl dat hun re-integratie bevordert.

• Podcast series: Dive into the world of cybersecurity & cybercrime News - 5 June 2026

  Maak kennis met digitale veiligheid in de podcast over de BSc Cybersecurity & Cybercrime. Experts bespreken actuele thema’s zoals ransomware en online fraude.

• Hilde Wermink on the effect of prison sentences and community service News - 20 October 2022

  The Dutch Senate recently voted on a ban on imposing community service after physical violence towards public service providers. Courts are no longer allowed to issue these sentences in case of extreme violence and vice crimes. The punishment for these crimes will be an enforced prison sentence. But…

• Joni Reef: 'We’re prisoners of our own perspective' News - 15 August 2022

  One perspective, one cell, one outlook on life: what are we all prisoners of? That’s the question Vrij Nederland put to various experts, including Joni Reef, Assistant Professor and Research Fellow at the Department of Criminology.

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  Jennifer Schense External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.m.schense@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278586

• Leiden Law Cast: The prison population NL vs. BE with Miranda Boone News - 2 June 2022

  Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.

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  Suzanne Beckman Lapré Management/office assistant

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  s.e.beckman.lapre@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277462

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  Simone Mattheus-de Vetten Institute Coordinator

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  s.j.j.mattheus@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277528

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  Kyra van der Boor

• Short prison sentence leads to more repeat crime News - 10 November 2022

  Adults are more likely to reoffend after a short prison sentence than comparable adults with a non-custodial sentence, Leiden University research shows. This is true for the likelihood and extent of repeat crime.

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  Francesca van Ravenstein PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  f.van.ravenstein@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hester de Boer Guest

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  h.de.boer@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Julia Visser PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.m.visser@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Elisabeth Groeneveld PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.e.a.groeneveld@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277968

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  Manuela Dias Fonseca PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.dias.fonseca@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ulla Coumans PhD Candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  u.coumans@law.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Bram de Heide

• Urban criminologist to research how safe the people of Leiden feel News - 25 October 2021

  Since the beginning of September, urban criminologist Marianne Franken has been the linchpin of a special partnership between Leiden University, the municipality of Leiden and the police. As a PhD candidate she will spend four years conducting research into how safe the people of Leiden feel.

• Why people confess to crimes they didn’t commit News - 16 August 2022

  When under duress innocent suspects can make a false confession. Why is this? Legal psychologist Linda Geven will give a talk about this at the Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition’s Brain & Law event. At this symposium (in Dutch) on 16 September you can attend talks on fascinating brain research…

• Nieuw onderzoek naar het effect van gesprekken met je ‘ik’ uit de toekomst News - 27 January 2025

  Wat als je advies zou kunnen krijgen van je toekomstige zelf? Jean-Louis van Gelder en zijn collega’s ontvangen een ERC Proof of Concept-beurs voor het project YourFutureU, waarin deelnemers gecoacht worden door een virtuele AI-versie hun toekomstige ‘ik’.

• Leiden Law Cast: Victimisation of sexually transgressive behaviour with Maarten Kunst News - 10 May 2022

  Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.

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  Timo Peeters Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  t.d.peeters@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anna Mosna Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.mosna@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Committee on Human Rights / Conflict Zones Responsible collaboration

  On 27 May 2025, the Executive Board decided to establish a Committee on Human Rights / Conflict Zones.

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  Jan Wim Buisman Guest employee

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.w.buisman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Thijs van Beek PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  o.m.j.van.beek@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275714

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  Ellen Gijselaar Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  e.c.gijselaar@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276483

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  Sigrid van Wingerden Associate professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  s.g.c.van.wingerden@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278588

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  Jeanette Satink Researcher

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.e.j.satink@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marianne Lochs Associate professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Aaron Bron PhD candidate / guest

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.bron@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Frederike Oberheim PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  f.oberheim@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Justus Candido External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.candido@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277528

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  Jill van de Rijt PhD candidate / guest

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.i.b.van.de.rijt@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jozef Coppelmans Guest

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.n.coppelmans@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Julie Erber PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.erber@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Boudewijn De Jonge PhD Candidate / Self Funded

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  b.de.jonge@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Richard van Elst External PhD-candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  r.van.elst@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277528