Research Datasets

As part of its national and international collaboration with other organizations, the NSCR shares research data in accordance with the principles of Open Science, in a repository with a Core Trust Seal. Data is securely stored and managed here for the long term. Strict conditions apply for access to this data. The guiding principle is that personal data must be handled with care, respect, and confidentiality.

Secure Analytics Lab

Our data is minimized and anonymized at the source. For the most sensitive data, we have our own Secure Analytics Lab (SAL). The SAL is ISO 27001-certified and is completely isolated from the internet. The NSCR adheres as closely as possible to the security level associated with the “Departmental Confidential” classification. Management is handled by our data manager and privacy officer.

Terms of Use and Submitting a Request for NSCR Data

NSCR datasets are available for scientific research if you meet the following conditions:

• The applicant is affiliated with a university or (scientific) research institute.
• Use of NSCR data by the applicant will only take place at the NSCR and in collaboration with the NSCR.
• The applicant has a clear research question on application.

For more information on (the use of) NSCR datasets, please contact nscr@nscr.nl.

Unique data collections

NSCR has collected a number of large (inter)nationally unique datasets. Examples are the CCLS (the Criminal Careers and Life Course Study in which the life course of a sample of 4% of convicts from 1977 is followed), Trans5 (the dataset that contains demographic and crime data of 198 families over five generations), and various datasets that contain data about (spatial) criminal behavior, such as from burglars.

NSCR is working on an overview of our datasets, with their descriptions and possibilities for use. Information concerning NSCR datasets is also available through DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services).