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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 ...
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Crimmigration: what it is, and its practical implicationsIncreasingly, 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)Leiden University, Utrecht University and Maastricht University are organizing a two day conference on extradition and surrender, offering a venue for...
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Less finger-wagging, more pragmatismRather than finger-wagging, the Netherlands has opted for pragmatism when it comes to human rights. That is what Minister of Foreign Affairs Stef Blok...
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Contempt of court does not fit into the Dutch judicial systemWhat can criminal courts do when the course of justice is obstructed? Countries such as England and Wales apply the instrument contempt of court, whic...
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Human trafficking cannot be tackled with current legislationEach year it is estimated that thousands of people fall victim to human trafficking in the Netherlands. Many of these victims are minors. Assistant Pr...
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Decreasing prison population in the NetherlandsHilde Wermink, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Criminal Law & Criminology was interviewed on this topic for an article published in US News on...
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Looking back on the outstanding book presentation from Leandro MancanoLast Thursday, the April edition of the ILS Lunch Seminars took place. This well visited seminar took on a slightly different format, since we had the...