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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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. […]
Thursday 8 February, Thijs will defend her PhD thesis at the Auditorium, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. More information or join the live stream (opent in een nieuw venster). This dissertation addresses the question of what factors and processes explain pathways of individuals with extreme beliefs towards different outcomes, including violent actions (e.g., murder), nonviolent actions (e.g., […]
In this study, the researchers employed a systematic video analysis of police-citizen encounters in Amsterdam. They asked themselves: what is the effect of being rude, or simply behaving like an ‘asshole’ towards police? To do so, they compared encounters where citizens were compliant, with encounters where citizens showed a bad attitude towards officers (for example, […]
