Prof. Stijn Ruiter

Stijn Ruiter

Senior Researcher

Email: Ruiter@nscr.nl

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Stijn Ruiter
Utrecht University

Research areas

Geography of crime
Spatial and temporal patterns in crime
Opportunities for crime
Offender decision-making
Victimization risk
Geotracking
Evidence-based policing
Quantitative social science methods

CV

2014-now	Professor Social and Spatial Aspects of Deviant Behavior, Utrecht University
2011-now	Management team, NSCR
2010-16	Associate member Nuffield College, Oxford
2009-now	Senior researcher, NSCR
2008	PhD in Social Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen
2006-09	Assistant Professor Sociology, Radboud University Nijmegen
2002	MA degree in Sociology, Radboud University Nijmegen (cum laude)

Ancillary positions

Professor Social and Spatial Aspects of Deviant Behavior, Utrecht University
Board member Energy Coop DE Ramplaan (treasurer)

Publications

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2023

M Gorissen; C van den Berg; S Ruiter; C Bijleveld

Sharing unwanted sexual experiences online: A cross-platform analysis of disclosures before, during and after the #MeToo movement

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W Steenbeek; S Ruiter

Nonspatial and Spatial Linear Regression

Book Chapter

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2022

S Ruiter; R van Steden

Politiewerk met Bewijskracht

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S Langton; S Ruiter; T Verlaan

Describing the scale and composition of calls for police service: a replication and extension using open data

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T van Ruitenburg; S Ruiter

The adoption of a crime harm index: A scoping literature review

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2021

S van Sleeuwen; S Ruiter; W Steenbeek

Right place, right time? Making crime pattern theory time-specific

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N van Doormaal; A Lemieux; S Ruiter; P Allin; C Spencer

Detecting wildlife poaching: a rigorous method for comparing patrol strategies using an experimental design

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M Gorissen; C van den Berg; C Bijleveld; T Berenblum; S Ruiter

Online Disclosure of Sexual Victimization: A Systematic Review

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W Steenbeek; E Groff; C Haberman; S Ruiter

Non-spatial and spatial linear regression

Book Chapter Forthcoming

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2020

C van den Berg; L Blommaert; C Bijleveld; S Ruiter

Employment opportunities for ex-offenders: A field experiment on how type of crime and applicants’ ethnic background affect employment opportunities for low-educated men in the Netherlands

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L Norbutas; S Ruiter; R Corten

Believe it when you see it: Dyadic embeddedness and reputation effects on trust in cryptomarkets for illegal drugs

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S van Sleeuwen; W Steenbeek; S Ruiter

When Do Offenders Commit Crime? An Analysis of Temporal Consistency in Individual Offending Patterns

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W Bernasco; M Lammers; B Menting; S Ruiter

Are frequent offenders more difficult to find and less willing to participate? An analysis of unit non-response in an online survey among offenders

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L Xiao; S Ruiter; L Liu; G Song; S Zhou

Burglars blocked by barriers? The impact of physical and social barriers on residential burglars' target location choices in China

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L Norbutas; S Ruiter; R Corten

Reputation transferability across contexts: Maintaining cooperation among anonymous cryptomarket actors when moving between markets

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2019

B Menting; M Lammers; S Ruiter; W Bernasco

The Influence of Activity Space and Visiting Frequency on Crime Location Choice: Findings from an Online Self-Report Survey

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R Madarie; S Ruiter; W Steenbeek; E Kleemans

Stolen account credentials: an empirical comparison of online dissemination on different platforms

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A Elevelt; W Bernasco; P Lugtig; S Ruiter; V Toepoel

Where You at? Using GPS Locations in an Electronic Time Use Diary Study to Derive Functional Locations

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M Weulen Kranenbarg; S Ruiter; JL van Gelder

Do cyber-birds flock together? Comparing deviance among social network members of cyber-dependent offenders and traditional offenders

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A Elevelt; W Bernasco; P Lugtig; S Ruiter; V Toepoel

Where you at? Using GPS Locations in an Electronic Time Use Diary Study to Derive Functional Locations

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2018

S Ruiter; W Bernasco

Is travel actually risky? A study of situational causes of victimization

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M Weulen Kranenbarg; S Ruiter; J-L van Gelder; W Bernasco

Cyber-Offending and Traditional Offending over the Life-Course: an Empirical Comparison

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N van Doormaal; A M Lemieux; S Ruiter

Understanding site selection of illegal border crossings into a fenced protected area: a rational choice approach

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C C J H Bijleveld; S G A Van de Weijer; S Ruiter; V R van der Geest

Analysis Techniques for non-Experimental Data: An Introduction

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S E M van Sleeuwen; S Ruiter; B Menting

A Time for a Crime: Temporal Aspects of Repeat Offenders’ Crime Location Choices

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J Laméris; G Kraaykamp; S Ruiter; J Tolsma

Size is in the eye of the beholder: How differences between neighbourhoods and individuals explain variation in estimations of the ethnic out-group size in the neighbourhood

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L Xiao; L Liu; S Song G. andRuiter; S Zhou

Journey-to-Crime Distances of Residential Burglars in China Disentangled: Origin and Destination Effects

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2017

C J W van den Berg; L Blommaert; C J J H Bijleveld; S Ruiter

Veroordeeld tot (g)een baan: Hoe delict- en persoonskenmerken arbeidsmarktkansen beïnvloeden.

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J Rokven; J Tolsma; S Ruiter; G Kraaykamp

Soort zoekt soort: vriendschapselectieprocessen met betrekking tot slachtofferschap en daderschap

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S Ruiter

Crime Location Choice: State-of-the-Art and Avenues for Future Research

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S Ruiter

Een enorme impact(factor).

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B Menting; M Lammers; S Ruiter; W Bernasco

Daders slaan ook toe in woonbuurten van familieleden

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Bernasco Wim; Ruiter Stijn; Block Richard

Do Street Robbery Location Choices Vary Over Time of Day or Day of Week? A Test in Chicago

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2016

A Dirkzwager; J L van Gelder; S Ruiter; G Custers

Beroemd en Berucht: Criminaliteit in Amsterdam

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J L van Gelder; A Dirkzwager; S Ruiter

Beroemd en berucht: Een introductie

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M Townsley; D Birks; S Ruiter; W Bernasco; G White

Target Selection Models with Preference Variation Between Offenders

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J Rokven; S Ruiter; J Tolsma; G Kraaykamp

Like two peas in a pod? Explaining friendship selection processes related to victimization and offending

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J J Rokven; G de Boer; J Tolsma; S Ruiter

How friends’ involvement in crime affects the risk of offending and victimization

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W Bernasco; S Ruiter; R Block

Do Street Robbery Location Choices Vary Over Time of Day or Day of Week? A Test in Chicago

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B Menting; M Lammers; S Ruiter; W Bernasco

Family matters: Effects of family members’ residential areas on crime location choice.

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H Elffers; S Ruiter

Wie niet weg is, kan wat zien. Het zijn 'guardians' die misdaad kunnen voorkomen

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M Lammers; W Bernasco; S Ruiter; B Menting

Eerdere delictlocatie aanlokkelijk doelwit voor criminelen

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2015

M Averdijk; H Elffers; S Ruiter

Effecten van sociale omgeving en buurt op criminele carrières

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C C J H Bijleveld; Van S G A de Weijer; S Ruiter; Van V R der Geest

Analysetechnieken voor Niet-Experimentele Gegevens

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M Townsley; D Birks; W Bernasco; S Johnson; S Ruiter; G White

Burglar Target Selection: A Cross-National Comparison

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M Townsley; D J Birks; S Ruiter; W Bernasco; G White

Target Selection Models with Preference Variation Between Offenders

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W Bernasco; S D Johnson; S Ruiter

Learning Where To Offend: Effects Of Past On Future Burglary Locations

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M Lammers; B Menting; S Ruiter; W Bernasco

Biting once, twice: The influence of prior on subsequent crime location choice

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2014

Bernasco Wim; Ruiter Stijn

Crime Location Choice

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2013

G J N Bruinsma; W Huisman; W Bernasco; S Ruiter

Analyticus en bruggenbouwer

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Recent contributions by Stijn Ruiter

Crime Harm Index: promising method to gain insight into the seriousness of crime

It's About Time: Spatio-temporal aspects of offender decision-making

Uncovering the dark figure of wildlife crimes in Olifants West Nature Reserve

Finding needles in a haystack: a field experiment using imitation snares

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