New research group: Situational causes of offline and online crime What situations and circumstances lead to crime (both offline and online)? How are online and offline crime similar, how are they different, and how do they influence each other? The new research group ‘Situational causes of offline and online crime’, led by Prof. Wim Bernasco, […]
In collaboration with the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), the NSCR will bring together various disciplines and expertise and work on a data infrastructure relating to environmental crime in the Netherlands. In line with its mission and strategy, the NSCR is thus developing the research areas of victimization (including environment-related victimization) and law […]
In his dissertation, Verlaan explores the central question of how the police can deploy their resources as effectively and purposefully as possible. After all, both international academic literature and Dutch police practice increasingly view the social role of the police in broader terms: as a comprehensive solution to a wide range of social problems. Proactive […]
Many individuals who commit crimes face multiple criminal justice interventions in their lives, such as fines, community service orders or prison sentences. They often also rely on social assistance or other forms of support to make ends meet financially. At the same time, evidence-based policy for this group is largely based on research that focuses […]
Worldwide, only 100 of these coins are awarded to individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to the development and application of a scientific basis for police practice. The coins are an initiative of the Canadian Society of Evidence-Based Policing and are also distributed through other societies, including that of the Netherlands. The recognition for […]
The news regularly reports on bystanders who help, hinder or film the police. However, we know little about what bystanders of police action actually do, what motivates them and how officers perceive their behavior. Only limited scientific research has been conducted on bystanders of police action. In police research, the role of bystanders plays a […]
Potential consequence: statements that are incomplete or even incorrect, and a real risk of wrongful case outcomes. ‘Tailored interviewing and rights protection are crucial for this group in particular,’ says Kranendonk. About one in three suspects has a mild intellectual disability (MID) The study estimates that roughly one in three suspects interviewed by police has […]
Mayor of Oegstgeest, Emile Jaensch, presented the royal honour to Catrien Bijleveld in the auditorium of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Bijleveld received this recognition for her exceptional contributions to criminology, legal science, and society. In 2001, she became the first professor in the Netherlands specializing in methods and techniques of criminological research. She played a key […]
NSCR regularly uses special data collections containing sensitive data for its research. When handling these data, security and integrity are paramount. To do this according to the highest standards, the institute has a specially equipped, highly secure working environment: the Secure Analytics Lab (SAL). In order to demonstrably guarantee the security of these research data […]
This article was previously published on the website of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Many victims of sexual harassment and abuse do not seek help. Shame, fear of receiving negative reactions, and simply not knowing where or who to turn to, create significant barriers. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by victimologist and psychologist […]
This article was previously published on the website of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Being a victim of a violent crime—or another traumatic event—can leave deep physical and mental scars. Behavioural geneticist Bodine Gonggrijp investigated the relationship between victimization, mental health issues, and biological processes at VU Amsterdam. ‘My research shows that victimization are often linked […]
Every year in the Netherlands, approximately 3 million people become the victim of a crime, of which approximately 1 million file a police report and approximately 250,000 participate in later phases of the criminal process. Over the past 50 years, victims have been given more and more rights in this process. The narrative of victimization […]
