Jan Maarten Elbers works as an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology.

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General

Jan Maarten Elbers works as an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology. He received his prior education at Leiden University (BSc Criminology, MSc Criminal Policy and Law Enforcement, MSc Criminal Justice). Simultaneously, he contributed as an assistant researcher to qualitative research on the reintegration of politically sensitive ex-prisoners.

Research

From 2019 to 2024, Jan Maarten worked as a PhD student at Leiden University's Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology, within the Life in Custody research project. On 19 June 2024, he succesfully defended his PhD thesis, entitled ‘Reward systems in prison’. His PhD research tested (1) the theoretical assumptions, (2) the practical application and (3) the effects of systematically rewarding ‘good’ behaviour of incarcerated individueals. For his plan evaluation, process evaluation and effect evaluation, he used various qualitative and quantitative research methods. 

Jan Maarten's current research interest lies in vulnerable groups in contact with the criminal justice system. 

Currently, he is specifically engaged in research on self-governance in prison, behavioural change of vulnerable groups and community courts.

Teaching

Jan Maarten currently teaches the subjects Environmental Criminology (BSc Criminology) and Security Policy (Msc Criminology and Security Policy). He also supervises undergraduate and graduate theses.

Publications