NSCR researchers involved in podcast series ‘De leerkracht achter de veerkracht’ about dealing with radicalization and polarization in education
Action shyness Some students are sensitive to radical and polarizing messages during their development and express this in and around the classroom. It is a challenge for teachers and education professionals to respond adequately and to prevent this. They often experience ‘action shyness’. Researchers from the Verwey Jonker Institute, the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) and […]
Stijn Ruiter appointed endowed chair of Evidence-Based Policing
Evidence-based policing has been on the rise since the late 1990s, and is an approach to explicitly base decision-making on police practices and policies on the best available evidence. Scientific research contributes to this by focusing on the question of how policing works, in what circumstances it works, and for whom – and by whom […]
How can ticket inspectors and police officers manage conflict? Research provides practical recommendations
Ticket inspectors and police officers are more likely than workers in other sectors to be exposed to threats and violence from citizens. While there has been a general societal decline in violence, the number of self-reported incidents of violence and threats in these sectors remains high. The seriousness of this problem is underlined by evidence […]
NWO grant awarded for research on social media and juvenile delinquency
With the rise of social media and smartphones, the social world of young people has fundamentally changed. However, what this means for the role of peers in juvenile delinquency remains unclear. On the one hand, young people nowadays live in a hybrid world where online communication is simply one of the ways to maintain contact […]
Start research into signs of child abuse for the benefit of educational professionals
The consequences of child abuse for children are severe, but it is recognized too little and too late, for example by professionals. Or, professionals struggle with the question of how to address these suspicions. The sooner help comes for children who experience child abuse, the better. In collaboration with Fonds Slachtofferhulp (the Dutch Victim Support […]
NSCR scientist Robin Kranendonk started as a postdoc in a partnership between NSCR and the Dutch Police Academy
Robin, originally a criminologist, has contributed since 2009 to research into the needs of victims in criminal proceedings, the comprehensibility of DNA reports, the content of official reports and the influence of images, sound and text on the judgment of suspect interviews. In addition, Robin has a background in the sustainable guidance of highly educated […]
This summer school will acquaint participants with some of the most important theories, research, and ideas in contemporary criminology. Lectures address various subfields within the discipline and discuss the state of the art, presenting established and well-researched areas—such as social networks, and rational choice—as well as novel and emerging topics, including the role of personality […]
26 September | Symposium Reparative Justice Through International Justice Procedures for Victims
Download the flyer here Language and Registration The symposium will be in English. It is required to sign up for the symposium. Sign up through https://forms.gle/srz6kXVZH1YgfeJ69
Evaluation: NSCR top research institute for crime and law enforcement
Strategy Evaluation Protocol (SEP) Every six years NSCR is evaluated. This is done using the Strategy Evaluation Protocol (SEP), which was created by the Dutch Research Council (NOW), Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschapen (KNAW) and Universiteiten van Nederland (UNL) to provide a sound basis for evaluations of research groups and institutes. The SEP evaluation of the […]
26 september | Conferentie Evidence Based Policing in de Praktijk
Sinds de introductie in de jaren negentig van de vorige eeuw is evidence-based policing (EBP) aan een opmars bezig. In landen zoals de Verenigde Staten, Canada, Australië en het Verenigd Koninkrijk richten onderzoekers in samenwerking met de politie zich al langer op de vraag hoe politiehandelen werkt, in welke omstandigheden dat handelen werkt en voor wie – […]
Special appointment of Wim Bernasco Wim Bernasco has been appointed professor by special appointment Urban geography of crime and security at the University of Amsterdam. The chair is a collaboration between the University of Amsterdam and the NSCR, and will is hosted by the programme group Urban Geographies in the Faculty of Social and Behavioural […]
Femke began her career in science by studying physics. Following her PhD research, she worked for several years at a start-up. Six years ago, she made the switch to NWO-D, where she took on science policy and funding within the discipline Chemistry & Physics, part of the Domain Science. However, her responsibilities quickly became domain-overarching. […]
