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Prisoner reentry programmes do not work as they should 20 June 2024
For a successful return to society, incarcerated individuals must work on their reentry during their sentence. But in practice, not all such individua...
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Prison reward systems do not work well and prisoners are the ones who pay 13 June 2024
Ten years ago, a new reward system was introduced in Dutch prisons: the only way prisoners could earn extra ‘freedoms’ was through good behaviour. Fre...
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Dutch Association for Criminology celebrates 50th anniversary in Leiden 10 June 2024
On Thursday 6 and Friday 7 June, criminologists from across the Netherlands and Flanders descended upon the KOG Building for the sixteenth time. Leide...
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Lawyers' risks: crown witness cases and extra secure communication tools 11 April 2024
How can we guarantee the safety of the crown witness scheme for both crown witnesses and lawyers? How can we ensure that online conversations between ...
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From the lecture hall: in conversation with an inmate 27 March 2024
Students stream into the lecture hall, handing in their mobile phones at the door. Once everyone’s seated, silence descends and all eyes turn to the l...
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Consensual sex: easier said than done 28 February 2024
Sex without mutual consent is a criminal offence. The proposed new Dutch sexual offences law aims to better protect victims of sexually transgressive ...
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Meet the professor: ‘Can my sister be prosecuted for stealing my eraser?’ 08 February 2024
On the university’s birthday, professors traditionally teach a class of 10 and 11-year-olds during Meet the Professor, and this year was no different....
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New Programme Director for master’s programmes in Law 01 February 2024
After more than five years, Professor Armin Cuyvers has handed over the position of Programme Director for the master’s programmes in Law to Marije Sc...
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Introducing the new Faculty Board 31 January 2024
On 15 February 2024, Leiden Law School's Faculty Board will enter a new phase.
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Patrick van der Meij appointed Professor of Criminal Law Practice 31 January 2024
Patrick van der Meij has been appointed Professor of Criminal Law Practice at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology from 1 January 2024. This ...
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Learning from miscarriages of justice with the new European Registry of Exonerations 30 January 2024
Why do innocent people sometimes spend years in prison? EUREX is a registry of miscarriages of justice in Europe that ultimately led to exonerations. ...
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The person behind the truck driver 11 December 2023
Most people talk about truck drivers rather than to them. That’s an error of judgement, says PhD candidate Anke van der Hoeven, who explains why we sh...
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Institutions for Conflict Resolution holds Stakeholders’ event 30 November 2023
On Thursday 30 November 2023, the research group Institutions for Conflict Resolution held an event for stakeholders in Utrecht focusing on ‘The gover...
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Research on impact of community justice 23 November 2023
No hearing in court, but at the community centre. Does this local approach help keep people with various problems such as debts or school absenteeism ...
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Short prison sentences: More recidivism and expensive 21 November 2023
Dutch political parties have presented their own 'solutions' to make society 'safer'. How do the party positions compare with scientific research on c...