Maria is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology.

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Maria is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology. 

Maria Berghuis has been working as a postdoctoral researcher for the Life in Custody (LIC) study since 2021. This research project is carried out for the Custodial Institutions Agency of the Ministry of Safety and Justice. Maria also wrote her dissertation entitled “Receiving visits in prison: A study on the determinants and consequences of prison visitation” as part of this project.

Research

Maria is involved as a researcher with the Life in Custody (LIC) study, which the Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology carries out for the Dutch Custodial Institutions Agency (part of the Ministry of Security and Justice). This survey study aims to map the relation between work climate of prison employees and living climate of incarcerated individuals, as well as the consequences of the work-and living climate for individuals during and after prison in all Dutch prisons. .

Maria’s research is part of the Dutch Prison Visitation Study.

Publications