Esther van Ginneken
Associate professor
- Name
- Dr. E.F.J.C. van Ginneken
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 2827
- e.f.j.c.van.ginneken@law.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-1442-1012
Esther van Ginneken is Associate Professor at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology at Leiden University.
Esther van Ginneken is Associate Professor at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology at Leiden University. Before joining the Faculty at Leiden University, Esther worked at Liverpool Hope University. She received her PhD (2014) from the University of Cambridge for her thesis entitled “The pains and gains of imprisonment”, which was awarded with the Salje Medal and Nigel Walker Prize.
Esther’s main research focus is imprisonment, including prison conditions, violence in prisons, and wellbeing of incarcerated individuals.
Research
Esther’s research interests include prison climate (i.e., the quality of prison life), and how this is related to wellbeing, misconduct and recidivism. She has also carried out research on positive experiences of imprisonment and posttraumatic growth of incarcerated individuals. Another interest is cell sharing and its consequences. Esther supervises research on normalization in prison, by PhD student Jill van de Rijt.
In 2022, Esther received a five-year vidi grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) for a research project on violence in prisons, to investigate why violent incidents occur in prisons and how staff respond. As part of this project, Dante Hoek carries out her PhD research on the circumstances that contribute to prison violence, using virtual reality as an instrument.
Lastly, Esther is involved as senior researcher with the Life in Custody study, which the Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology carries out for the Dutch Custodial Institutions Agency (part of the Ministry of Justice and Security). As part of this project, Esther supervises three PhD projects: Amanda Pasma conducts research on the preparation of prisoners for release; Jan Maarten Elbers studies the role of autonomy and cognitive abilities in relation to reward systems in prison; and Sophie Martens researches safety in prisons.
Teaching
Esther teaches the course Risk Assessment (MSc Forensic Criminology), and supervises students who are writing their master’s thesis.
Associate professor
- Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
- Instituut voor Strafrecht & Criminologie
- Criminologie
- Pasma A.J., Ginneken E.F.J.C. van, Palmen J.M.H. & Nieuwbeerta P. (2023), Professional support and re-entry preparedness among prisoners, Criminology & Criminal Justice.
- Elbers J.M., Ginneken E.F.J.C. van, Nieuwbeerta P., Boone M.M. & Palmen J.M.H. (2022), The effects of reward systems in prison: a systematic review, International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice 71: 1-14 (100556).
- Pasma A.J., Ginneken E.F.J.C. van, Palmen H. & Nieuwbeerta P. (2023), How do Visit Facilitation and Accessibility of Prisons Relate to Visits from Professionals and Volunteers?, Crime & Delinquency : 1-27.
- Engstrom K.V. & Ginneken E.F.J.C. van (2022), Ethical Prison Architecture: A Systematic Literature Review of Prison Design Features Related to Wellbeing, Space and Culture 25(3): 479-503.
- Rijt J.I.B. van de, Ginneken E.F.J.C. van & Boone M.M. (2023), Lost in translation: The principle of normalisation in prison policy in Norway and the Netherlands, Punishment & Society : 1-18.
- Ginneken E.F.J.C. van (2022), Is Cell Sharing Associated with Wellbeing, Misconduct and Prison Climate?: Evidence from a Dutch Study, European journal of crime, criminal law and criminal justice 30(1): 41-68.
- Palmen J.M.H., Sentse M., Ginneken E.F.J.C. van & Bosma A.Q. (2022), The Role of Prison Climate and Work Climate in Understanding Subjective Safety Among Correctional Staff, Criminal Justice and Behavior 49(11): 1580-1599.
- Pasma A.J., Ginneken E.F.J.C. van, Palmen J.M.H. & Nieuwbeerta P. (2023), Do Prisoners With Reintegration Needs Receive Relevant Professional Assistance?, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 67(2/3): 247-269.
- Ginneken E.F.J.C. van & Palmen J.M.H. (2023), Is There a Relationship Between Prison Conditions and Recidivism?, Justice Quarterly 40(1): 106-128.
- Ginneken E.F.J.C. van (2022), Het financieel tekort van de Dienst Justitiële Inrichtingen als kans voor werkzamere gevangenisstraffen, Sancties 2022(6): 365-369 (2022/91).
- Ginneken E.F.J.C. van & Palmen J.M.H. (2022), Meerpersoonscelgebruik in Nederlandse penitentiaire inrichtingen: Bevindingen van de Life in Custody Study, Proces: Tijdschrift voor Strafrechtspleging 101(2): 96-121.
- Berghuis M.L., Nieuwbeerta P., Palmen J.M.H. Sentse M., Hazebroek B. van & Ginneken E.F.J.C. van (2022), Visitation patterns and post-release offending: Exploring variations in the timing, rate, and consistency of prison visits, Journal of Criminal Justice 81: 1-10 (101904).
- Ginneken E.F.J.C. van & Vanhooren S. (2021), Posttraumatic Growth among Prisoners: Findings, Controversies, and Implications. In: Ricciardelli R., Bornstein S., Hall A. & Carleton R.N. (Eds.) Handbook of Posttraumatic Stress: Psychosocial, Cultural, and Biological Perspectives. New York: Routledge. 318-340.
- Pasma A.J., Ginneken E.F.J.C. van, Bosma A.Q., Palmen H. & Nieuwbeerta P. (2021), Het contact tussen gedetineerden en interne en externe re-integratieprofessionals in Nederlandse penitentiaire inrichtingen, Tijdschrift voor Veiligheid 20(1): 23-51.
- Martens S.G.M.M., Ginneken E.F.J.C. van & Palmen J.M.H. (2021), Slachtofferschap en slachtoffer-daderschap in Nederlandse penitentiaire inrichtingen, Tijdschrift voor Criminologie 63(4): 399-422.
- Elbers J.M., Ginneken E.F.J.C. van, Boone M.M., Nieuwbeerta P. & Palmen J.M.H. (2021), Straffen en belonen in detentie: een planevaluatie van het Nederlandse systeem van promoveren en degraderen, Tijdschrift voor Criminologie 63(3): 263-291.
- Bosma A.Q., Ginneken E.F.J.C. van, Palmen J.M.H., Pasma A.J., Beijersbergen K.A. & Nieuwbeerta P. (2020), A New Instrument to Measure Prison Climate: The Psychometric Quality of the Prison Climate Questionnaire, The Prison Journal 100(3): 355-380.
- Ginneken E.F.J.C. van & Nieuwbeerta P. (2020), Climate consensus: A multilevel study testing assumptions about prison climate, Journal of Criminal Justice 69: 101693.
- Bosma A.Q., Ginneken E.F.J.C. van, Sentse M. & Palmen H. (2020), Examining Prisoner Misconduct: A Multilevel Test Using Personal Characteristics, Prison Climate, and Prison Environment, Crime & Delinquency 66(4): 451-484.
- Ginneken E.F.J.C. van, Bosma A.Q., Pasma A.J. & Palmen H. (2020), Unhappy staff, unhappy prisoners? The relation between work climate and prison climate in Dutch prisons, Kriminologie - Das Online-Journal 2(2): 182-200.
- Doekhie J.V.O.R. & Ginneken E.F.J.C. van (2020), House, bells and bliss? A longitudinal analysis of conventional aspirations and the process of desistance, European Journal of Criminology 17(6): 744-763.
- Ginneken E.F.J.C. van, Palmen H., Bosma A.Q. & Sentse M. (2019), Bearing the weight of imprisonment: The relationship between prison climate and well-being, Criminal Justice and Behavior 46(10): 1385-1404.
- Doekhie J., Ginneken E. van, Dirkzwager A.J.E. & Nieuwbeerta P. (2019), Controle of begeleiding? Ervaringen met reclasseringstoezicht tijdens de voorwaardelijke invrijheidstelling, Justitiële Verkenningen 45(3): 24-42.
- Palmen H., Bosma A.Q. & Ginneken E.F.J.C. van (2019), Het leefklimaat in Nederlandse penitentiaire inrichtingen: de Life In Custody-studie, Proces: Tijdschrift voor Strafrechtspleging 98(1): 20-36.
- Ginneken E.F.J.C. van (2019), The use of risk assessment in sentencing. In: Keijser J.W. de, Roberts J.V. & Ryberg J. (Eds.), Predictive sentencing: Normative and empirical perspectives. Oxford: Hart Publishing. 9-32.
- Doekhie J., Ginneken E.F.J.C. van, Dirkzwager A. & Nieuwbeerta P. (2018), Managing Risk or Supporting Desistance? A Longitudinal Study on the Nature and Perceptions of Parole Supervision in the Netherlands, Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology 4(4): 491-515.
- Ginneken E.F.J.C. van, Palmen J.M.H., Bosma A.Q., Nieuwbeerta P. & Berghuis M.L. (2018), The Life in Custody Study: The quality of prison life in Dutch prison regimes, Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice 4(4): 253-268.
- Berghuis M.L., Ginneken E.F.J.C. van, Palmen J.M.H., Bosma A.Q., Nieuwbeerta P. & Pasma A.J. (2018), Landelijke rapportage Onderzoek Leefklimaat 2017. Den Haag: Dienst Justitiële Inrichtingen.
- Meijer S. & Ginneken E.F.J.C. van (2018), Visie op resocialisatie?, Strafblad 16(5): 35-41 (2018/44).
- Ginneken E.F.J.C. van (2018), Zelfredzaamheid in detentie: Kritische kanttekeningen bij het systeem van promoveren en degraderen, Proces: Tijdschrift voor Strafrechtspleging 97(2): 113-129.
- Ginneken E.F.J.C. van, Sutherland A. & Molleman T. (2017), An ecological analysis of prison overcrowding and suicide rates in England and Wales, 2000-2014, International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 50: 76-82.
- Ginneken E.F.J.C. van (2017), Community safety and crime prevention. In: Harding J., Davies P.A. & Mair G. (Eds.), An introduction to criminal justice. London: SAGE. 189-207.
- Ginneken E.F.J.C. van (2017), Constrained Agency: The Role of Self-Control in the Process of Desistance. In: Hart E.L. & Ginneken E.F.J.C. van (Eds.), New Perspectives on Desistance: Theoretical and Empirical Developments. London: Palgrave Macmillan. 241-265.
- Hart E.L. & Ginneken E.F.J.C. van (Eds.) (2017), New Perspectives on Desistance: Theoretical and Empirical Developments. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Meijer S., Claessen J., Ginneken E.F.J.C. van & Ouwerkerk J.W. (2016), De eigen bijdrage aan de kosten van het strafproces en de slachtofferzorg, Nederlands Juristenblad 91(39): 2898-2904 (NJB 2016/2001).
- Ginneken E.F.J.C. van & Hayes D. (2017), ‘Just’ punishment? Offenders’ views on the meaning and severity of punishment, Criminology & Criminal Justice 17(1): 62-78.
- Ginneken E.F.J.C. van (2016), Making sense of imprisonment: Narratives of posttraumatic growth among female prisoners, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 60(2): 208-227.
- Ginneken E.F.J.C. van (2016), The pain and purpose of punishment: A subjective perspective no. 22. The Howard League for Penal Reform. [working paper].
- Molleman T. & Ginneken E.F.J.C. van (2015), A multilevel analysis of the relationship between cell sharing, staff-prisoner relationships, and prisoners’ perceptions of prison quality, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 59(10): 1029-1046.
- Ginneken E.F.J.C. van (2015), Doing well or just doing time? A qualitative study of patterns of psychological adjustment in prison, The Howard journal of Criminal Justice 54(4): 352-370.
- Ginneken E.F.J.C. van, Claessen J., Jacobs P. & Meijer S. (2015), Laat veroordeelde niet betalen voor kosten proces. De Volkskrant.
- Ginneken E.F.J.C. van (2015), The role of hope in preparation for release from prison, Prison Service Journal 220: 10-15.
- Ginneken E.F.J.C. van (2014), Interviewing in Prison: Understanding the Impact of Imprisonment. In: , SAGE Research Methods Cases: SAGE.
- Ginneken E.F.J.C. van (2014), Twee gevangenen in één cel: goedkoop maar niet goed. Trouw.
- Molleman T. & Ginneken E.F.J.C. van (2013), We moeten samen het dansje afmaken: PIW’ers aan het woord over belastende en motiverende aspecten van hun werk, Justitiële Verkenningen 39(3): 28-40.
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