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Inside-Out Prison Exchange: unique course involving students and prisonersInside-Out Prison Exchange is a course in which students and prisoners work together on research questions in the area of crime, law enforcement and m...
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Outward appearance in Dutch criminal law. What is the suspect up to?On 27 February 1976, two men wearing motorcycle helmets and carrying loaded guns ring the door of temping agency Cito. A security van has just deliver...
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Victims’ rights: do they work?Crime victims cannot always fully exercise their rights, said Maarten Kunst, Professor of Criminology, in his inaugural lecture on 26 October. His mis...
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Mr. Online on joint research into impact of coronavirus crisis on the judicial systemIn the research project, Leiden University, Utrecht University and Radboud University will together analyse the issues facing the judicial system in t...
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Group violence: collective and individual issueThe 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 PrizeThe 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 systemLeiden 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 OuwerkerkThe 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 PsychologyThe 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 FinlandAnke 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 rulesThe 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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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 ...
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Human rights are like elephants: magnificent, but under threatWhat 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’ receptionOn Thursday 10 January a number of prizes were presented to researchers and students.
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Homelessness an issue for one in three prisonersA 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 ...