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Group violence: collective and individual issue23 September 2020The out of control ‘Project X’ event in Haren, hooligans who arrange to meet up to fight and beach riots at the Hoek van Holland: group violence is in...
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Aleydis Nissen wins the European Public Law Organization Thesis Prize22 September 2020The postdoc received the 2020 Thesis Prize for her PhD research on the role of the EU Member States in regulating and remedying corporate human rights...
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Leiden University conducts research into impact of coronavirus crisis on judicial system14 September 2020Leiden University, together with Utrecht University and Radboud University in Nijmegen, has received a research grant from the Covid-19 programme of Z...
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Humboldt Research Fellowship awarded to Jannemieke Ouwerkerk31 August 2020The German Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung has awarded a Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers to Jannemieke Ouwerkerk for her project ‘The ...
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Article by Linda Geven on knowledge of suspects published in Biological Psychology26 August 2020The article deals with the physiological recognition of knowledge by suspects and whether this can be used to distinguish between true and false confe...
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Work and crime among adolescents in Finland03 March 2020Anke Ramakers, Assistant Professor in criminology at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology at Leiden Law School, together with Finnish researc...
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Chemical firms in the Netherlands regularly break safety rules25 February 2020The Dutch chemical industry is regularly in breach of safety legislation. These are the findings of longitudinal research by the Department of Crimino...
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‘It affects me most when children are involved’20 February 2020It doesn’t take long before Tim van Lit has told us what interests him: problems that shake the nation. This 28-year-old Criminology alumnus heads a t...
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Law alumnus Vincent Peeters wins Leiden University Thesis Prize 202019 February 2020On Saturday 15 February 2020, the Leiden University Thesis Prizes were presented during the Dies celebration day for alumni. Joint first prize went to...
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Cyber offenders: Unique profile, unique approach?03 February 2020Our society can no longer not imagine the threat of cybercrime. Banks, companies, and schools are hacked, or 'DDoSed', with increasing regularity and ...
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Human rights are like elephants: magnificent, but under threat15 January 2020What is the current situation of human rights in relation to detention under criminal law and immigration law, now that more and more parties are beco...
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Meijers Prizes, Van Wersch Springplank prizes and Thesis Prizes awarded at New Years’ reception10 January 2020On Thursday 10 January a number of prizes were presented to researchers and students.
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Homelessness an issue for one in three prisoners09 January 2020A stable home situation is important for the successful return to society of prisoners. So what is their home situation like? And what effect does it ...
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Crimmigration: what it is, and its practical implications20 December 2019Increasingly, crime and immigration are mentioned in one breath. This 'interweaving' of these terms is referred to as crimmigration, an expression mai...
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Call for Abstracts for conference on extradition and surrender (14-15 May 2020)20 December 2019Leiden University, Utrecht University and Maastricht University are organizing a two day conference on extradition and surrender, offering a venue for...