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A ‘confused person’ is more of a misunderstood person 08 April 2022
The person who cried out at Dam Square on Remembrance Day in 2010. For Michiel van der Wolf this marked the rise of a new phenomenon: that of ‘confuse...
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Miranda Boone on problems with virtual court hearings during coronavirus crisis 21 February 2022
The coronavirus crisis had a major impact on the judicial system in the Netherlands: courts closed at the start of the pandemic and instead held virtu...
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Citizens felt less heard in virtual court hearings during coronavirus crisis 18 February 2022
Quite a lot went wrong during the virtual hearings that courts held during the coronavirus crisis. Researchers from three universities, including Leid...
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PhD research: Welfare benefits reduce criminal behaviour substantially 18 January 2022
Receiving welfare benefits has a major impact on criminal behaviour. This has been demonstrated by Marco Stam, who defended his thesis on 20 January 2...
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Urban criminologist to research how safe the people of Leiden feel 25 October 2021
Since the beginning of September, urban criminologist Marianne Franken has been the linchpin of a special partnership between Leiden University, the m...
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Radboud University and Leiden University research ethnic profiling 19 October 2021
A research team from Radboud University and Leiden University, led by senior researchers Prof. Masja van Meeteren (RU/UL), Dr Paul Mutsaers (RU) and P...
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Urban criminologist for Leiden: municipality, police and university join forces 07 October 2021
Since 1 September 2021, the city of Leiden has had a dedicated urban criminologist. In a PhD project lasting four years, Marianne Franken will be stud...
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3 October University: from Russian DNA to drug-related violence 04 October 2021
In prehistoric times there was a huge wave of migration, from the steppes in Russia and Ukraine to West Europe. The newcomers’ genes began to dominate...
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Children’s contact with police no clear precursor for criminal career 21 September 2021
Children who come into contact with the police are not destined to become long-term offenders. This appears from research conducted by Babette van Haz...
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Paul Nieuwbeerta in The Lancet on detainees’ health 20 July 2021
For the first time, research has been conducted on how the health of detained persons prior to their detention differs from that of non-detainees and ...
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Anyone can fall victim to cybercrime 12 July 2021
Criminology students Simone Kruijt and Noor Hekker conducted research into cybercrime in Leiden and presented their findings to the regional police an...
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Foreign national suspects appear in court and sentenced more often 02 February 2021
Compared to suspects with the Dutch nationality, foreign nationals face court proceedings more often and are given a prison sentence more often than D...
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Financial supervision in (juvenile) criminal law 20 January 2021
Many adults and juveniles who are in prosecuted in criminal courts also have financial problems. This applies to almost one third of probation cases a...
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Inside-Out Prison Exchange: unique course involving students and prisoners 11 December 2020
Inside-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? 19 November 2020
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...