Jan Maarten Elbers
Assistant professor
- Name
- Dr. J.M. Elbers
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 2727
- j.m.elbers@law.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-1280-552X
Jan Maarten Elbers works as an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology.
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.
Assistant professor
- Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
- Instituut voor Strafrecht & Criminologie
- Criminologie
- Elbers J.M. (19 June 2024), Reward systems in prison (Dissertatie. Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Law, Leiden University) Meijers-reeks no. MI-423. Supervisor(s) and Co-supervisor(s): Nieuwbeerta P. & Boone M.M., Ginneken E.F.J.C. van & Palmen J.M.H.
- Elbers J.M., Ginneken E.F.J.C. van, Nieuwbeerta P., Boone M.M. & Palmen J.M.H. (2022), The effects of reward systems in prison: a systematic review, International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice 71: 1-14 (100556).
- Elbers J.M., Ginneken E.F.J.C. van, Boone M.M., Nieuwbeerta P. & Palmen J.M.H. (2021), Straffen en belonen in detentie: een planevaluatie van het Nederlandse systeem van promoveren en degraderen, Tijdschrift voor Criminologie 63(3): 263-291.
- Liem M.C.A. & Weggemans D. (2016), Op Vrije Voeten: Een exploratieve studie naar de rol van publieke aandacht in de re-integratie van ex-gedetineerden. Den Haag: Universiteit Leiden Campus Den Haag.
- Liem M.C.A. & Elbers J.M. (2016), The Role of Human Rights in Long-Term Sentencing, Security and Human Rights 26 [2015](2-4): 281-293.
- Elbers J.M., Weggemans D.J. & Liem M.C.A. (2016), Op Vrije Voeten: Herintreding van Maatschappelijk Gevoelige Ex-Gedetineerden.
- Liem M.C.A. & Elbers J.M. (18 March 2015), Long-term prisoners left to dangle. Leiden Law Blog. [blog entry].
- Elbers J.M. & Liem M.C.A. (2015), Review of: Munn M. & Bruckert C. (2013), On the outside: From lengthy imprisonment to lasting freedom: UBC Press. International Criminal Justice Review 25(3): 281-282.