The relationship between the labour market and criminal behaviour has been of longstanding interest in the social sciences. The intuitive appeal of the argument that improving labour market conditions causes individuals to commit less crime, while apparently self-evident, is supported by empirical evidence, mostly focusing on the post WWII period. Typical analyses have exploited geographical […]
When fathers are incarcerated, in many cases the mother remains at home to take care of the children. In contrast, research carried out abroad has shown that when mothers are incarcerated there is seldom any father present to take over care of the children. As the mother can no longer care for her children, they […]
The metadata of certain datasets of the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement are available through the DANS EASY online analysis tool (opent in een nieuw venster). This tool offers more detailed information on the content of (a selection of) NSCR datasets such as the background, sampling and population. The online […]
Andrew Lemieux has developed the ‘Wildlife Intelligence and Leadership Development program’ (WILD) to provide law enforcement officers (LEOs) of the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) in the protected Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area with advanced intelligence gathering and analysis training. Using technology donated by the NSCR, a select team of rangers, known as WILD LEOs, will collect […]
“Prison design affects how inmates experience the conditions of their detention” Despite historical interest for the construction of prisons, much is unclear about how prison design affects detainees. Researchers Karin Beijersbergen, Anja Dirkzwager, Peter van der Laan and Paul Nieuwbeerta have investigated the relationship between the design of Dutch prisons and the way detainees experience […]
The aim of this study is to get more insight into the role of peers in the development of problem- and delinquent behaviour in adolescents. Data are derived from the longitudinal NSCR Schoolproject, in which secondary school students were surveyd repeatedly (2002-2004). The questionnaire of this study asked participants to nominate friends from a list […]
This project aims to investigate the problems and criminal careers of juvenile sex offenders, en to assess the effectiveness of treament. Juvenile sex offenders are an understudied group. At the same time, it appears that a relevant proportion of adult sex offenders often started offending sexually at an early age. Juvenile sex offenders are not […]
Research by Malsch and colleagues has found that official police reports provide information on only a small part of suspect interrogation proceedings. For example, they do not inform on whether the suspect was put under pressure. If official police reports do not accurately represent a suspect interrogation this may affect the decision a court comes […]
Op vrijdag 22 januari verdedigde NSCR promovenda Heleen Janssen haar proefschrift, getiteld “Parenting, Criminogenic Settings and Delinquency”, in Utrecht. De afgelopen jaren onderzocht Heleen bij het NSCR met behulp van data uit het SPAN project (opent in een nieuw venster) de relatie tussen opvoeding, rondhangen en delinquent gedrag in de adolescentie. Zij maakte in haar proefschrift […]
Een simpele neuropsychologische aandachttest zou kunnen voorspellen welke gedetineerden vroegtijdig stoppen met gedragsinterventies in detentie. Deze bevinding is één van de uitkomsten van het promotieonderzoek van Liza Cornet. De bevinding is interessant, omdat neurowetenschappelijke inzichten momenteel niet of nauwelijks een rol spelen in de justitiële praktijk. In de afgelopen decennia is er steeds meer onderzoek […]
Waarom stoppen sommige vrouwen met het plegen van delicten, en andere vrouwen niet? Hoe ziet het gezinsleven van vrouwen eruit, tijdens en na detentie, en wat voor invloed heeft dit op hun criminele carrière? Welke ‘research gaps’ bestaan er in het onderzoek naar gedetineerde vrouwen? Deze en andere vragen kwamen afgelopen week aan bod tijdens […]
Interventies voor zedenmisdrijven zijn vaak gebaseerd op veronderstellingen over de criminele carrières van zedendelinquenten. Zo wordt vaak aangenomen dat zedendelinquenten veel delicten blijven plegen gedurende hun leven en dat ze gespecialiseerd zijn in zedenmisdrijven. De wetenschappelijke basis voor deze veronderstellingen is echter beperkt. Hier is nu verandering in gekomen met het nieuwe boek Sex Offenders: […]
