In the media
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Mariëlle Bruning: more action needed to improve youth care 27 July 2020
Policy plans state that children should be placed in secure youth care less often and for shorter periods. But this is problematic in practice.
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Longer custodial sentences for child offenders? 15 July 2019
The parents of Romy, Savannah and Nick have launched a petition for tougher punishments in Dutch juvenile criminal law. Their children were killed by ...
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'TV programme Ontvoerd not always in interest of the child' 29 April 2019
In its broadcast of 28 April 2019, TV programme Medialogica (Human) looked at television programme Ontvoerd (Abducted). Leiden professors Mariëlle Bru...
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Maria de Jong in Mr. Online: 'It's wonderful to mean something to people' 19 March 2019
Maria de Jong-de Kruijf was awarded a doctorate degree on 7 March for her research on children in secure residential youth care. The Dutch website for...
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Dutch Minister for Legal Protection responds to dissertation on pre-trial detention of juveniles 13 March 2018
On 6 March 2018, the Dutch Minister for Legal Protection, Mr. Dekker, responded to the Ph.D. dissertation ‘Voorlopige hechtenis in het Nederlandse jeu...
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International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect in The Hague 04 October 2017
On 2 and 3 October 2017, a delegation of the Child Law Department has participated in the 15th European regional conference of the International Socie...
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Prof. Ton Liefaard gives lecture on children’s rights at GAU 01 April 2016
On the 24th of March, Prof. Ton Liefaard gave a lecture at the Girne American University entitled ‘International Children’s Rights: Achievements and C...