Campbell policies seminar 14 maart – Meta-analysis for social research 15 maart
Campbell policies seminar 14 maart Making Better Policies, Programmes and Practice for Better Lives: using evidence from systematic reviews NSCR, Agora 1, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam 1.30 – 5.00 pm March 14th 2016. Drinks reception at 4.30 pm. Politicians and the public demand results from government and non-governmental policies and programmes. Yet most programmes remain untested […]
Kennismiddag NSCR, Vrije Universiteit en A-LAB, 18 februari 2016 Slachtoffers van criminaliteit krijgen binnen het strafproces te maken met diverse inbreuken op hun privacy. Als ze aangifte doen komen hun persoonlijke gegevens in het strafdossier, en daarmee ook bij de verdachte. Tijdens de zitting in de strafzaak zijn slachtoffers zichtbaar voor het publiek en de […]
NSCR-Seminar Situational Explanations for Adolescent Deviance
Tuesday March 8, VU University Amsterdam Some situations are more likely than others to generate delinquency or substance use. What characterizes these situations? In this seminar, we will discuss recent research findings to determine what physical and social contexts are likely to evoke deviant behavior among adolescents: How do peers influence adolescent behavior? What is the role of alcohol use, supervision, […]
Seminar Situational Explanations for Adolescent Deviance
Dinsdag 8 maart 2016, VU Amsterdam Het NSCR organiseert een seminar over situationele verklaringen voor jeugdcriminaliteit en middelengebruik. Tijdens het seminar gaan diverse sprekers uit binnen- en buitenland in op verklaringen voor criminaliteit en middelengebruik onder jongeren. Waarom leiden sommige situaties wel tot onwenselijk gedrag, maar andere situaties niet? Wat is de rol van leeftijdsgenoten in […]
Hoe verloopt de ontwikkeling van crimineel gedrag van de vroege jeugd tot ver in de volwassenheid? Wat zijn de effecten van belangrijke gebeurtenissen in het leven op die criminele ontwikkeling en hoe beïnvloedt het criminele gedrag zelf andere aspecten van de levensloop? Wat zijn de bedoelde en onbedoelde effecten van justitieel ingrijpen op het criminele […]
Research has demonstrated that children experience negative developmental outcomes as a result of their parent’s imprisonment, such as behavioural problems, mental health issues and learning problems, which often extend into adulthood. Most of this research assumes that problems occur as a result of the imprisonment period itself. Less is known about the experiences of children […]
Het NSCR en de sectie Criminologie van de Vrije Universiteit hebben met een internationaal consortium een omvangrijk project gehonoreerd gekregen binnen het Europese Horizon 2020 programma. Het project (PROTON) richt zich op de sociale, psychologische en economische processen die van invloed zijn op daderschap en criminele netwerkvorming bij georganiseerde misdaad, terrorisme en cybercriminaliteit. In dit […]
Allegations of Sexual Abuse of Children in Divorce Procedures
Towards Evidence-Based Guidelines This research focuses on the rare but serious cases where one parent accuses the other of sexual abuse of one of the children, while the couple is in a divorce procedure, or already separated. Divorce procedures can be a natural moment for sexual abuse to be revealed. During marriage, the other parent […]
Watching offenders commit crime is an excellent way to increase our knowledge of it, but only rarely possible as police officers, let alone researchers, are rarely on site when offenders strike. The Virtual Burglary project regards a collaboration between the NSCR, the Network Institute Tech Labs (VU University), and the University of Portsmouth (UK) and […]
Cyber Crime Offender Profiling: The Human Factor Examined (Cyber COP)
In this research, which is funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), we examine the profiles of cybercrime offenders. Research on the human factor in cybercrime has not kept pace with research and innovation regarding its technological dimensions. Yet, while the latter may be able to defuse a threat, they do little to […]
Determinants and consequences of a procedurally just treatment of prisoners
This project focuses on procedural justice in prisons. In this project procedural justice refers to prisoners’ perceptions of the fairness of procedures in prisons, the interpersonal treatment within prison (e.g. being treated with respect and humanity), and positive and constructive officer-prisoner relationships. The first aim is to examine to what extent contextual factors within prisons […]
Persons with health problems are largely overrepresented in the criminal justice system. This overrepresentation is particularly pronounced in prisons. For instance, compared with the general population, adult prisoners have a two- to four-fold increased chance of major depression and experience substantially elevated levels of psychological distress. In addition, physical health problems, like hypertension, asthma and […]
