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Humboldt Research Fellowship awarded to Jannemieke Ouwerkerk 31 August 2020
The German Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung has awarded a Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers to Jannemieke Ouwerkerk for her project ‘The ...
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Article by Linda Geven on knowledge of suspects published in Biological Psychology 26 August 2020
The article deals with the physiological recognition of knowledge by suspects and whether this can be used to distinguish between true and false confe...
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Work and crime among adolescents in Finland 03 March 2020
Anke Ramakers, Assistant Professor in criminology at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology at Leiden Law School, together with Finnish researc...
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Chemical firms in the Netherlands regularly break safety rules 25 February 2020
The Dutch chemical industry is regularly in breach of safety legislation. These are the findings of longitudinal research by the Department of Crimino...
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‘It affects me most when children are involved’ 20 February 2020
It doesn’t take long before Tim van Lit has told us what interests him: problems that shake the nation. This 28-year-old Criminology alumnus heads a t...
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Law alumnus Vincent Peeters wins Leiden University Thesis Prize 2020 19 February 2020
On Saturday 15 February 2020, the Leiden University Thesis Prizes were presented during the Dies celebration day for alumni. Joint first prize went to...
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Cyber offenders: Unique profile, unique approach? 03 February 2020
Our society can no longer not imagine the threat of cybercrime. Banks, companies, and schools are hacked, or 'DDoSed', with increasing regularity and ...
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Human rights are like elephants: magnificent, but under threat 15 January 2020
What is the current situation of human rights in relation to detention under criminal law and immigration law, now that more and more parties are beco...
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Meijers Prizes, Van Wersch Springplank prizes and Thesis Prizes awarded at New Years’ reception 10 January 2020
On Thursday 10 January a number of prizes were presented to researchers and students.
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Homelessness an issue for one in three prisoners 09 January 2020
A stable home situation is important for the successful return to society of prisoners. So what is their home situation like? And what effect does it ...
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Crimmigration: what it is, and its practical implications 20 December 2019
Increasingly, crime and immigration are mentioned in one breath. This 'interweaving' of these terms is referred to as crimmigration, an expression mai...
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Call for Abstracts for conference on extradition and surrender (14-15 May 2020) 20 December 2019
Leiden University, Utrecht University and Maastricht University are organizing a two day conference on extradition and surrender, offering a venue for...
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Less finger-wagging, more pragmatism 11 December 2019
Rather than finger-wagging, the Netherlands has opted for pragmatism when it comes to human rights. That is what Minister of Foreign Affairs Stef Blok...
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Contempt of court does not fit into the Dutch judicial system 11 December 2019
What can criminal courts do when the course of justice is obstructed? Countries such as England and Wales apply the instrument contempt of court, whic...
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Human trafficking cannot be tackled with current legislation 16 September 2019
Each year it is estimated that thousands of people fall victim to human trafficking in the Netherlands. Many of these victims are minors. Assistant Pr...