277 search results for “prison system” in the Staff website
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Martin Moerings
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
l.m.moerings@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Prison reward systems do not work well and prisoners are the ones who pay
Ten years ago, a new reward system was introduced in Dutch prisons: the only way prisoners could earn extra ‘freedoms’ was through good behaviour. Jan Maarten Elbers concludes that this system does little to encourage behavioural change and can even be counterproductive.
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Leiden Law Cast: BONJO & an ex-prisoner
Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.
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PhD research: 'Visits to prisoners reduces risk of reoffending'
Prisoners who are visited regularly by family or friends are less likely to be reconvicted in the short term than inmates who rarely or never receive visits. Visits should therefore be encouraged and facilitated, according to PhD candidate Maria Berghuis, who will defend her doctoral thesis on 23 June…
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Maria Berghuis in EditieNL about PhD thesis: 'Prison visits are form of social control'
Prisoners who have little or no contact with the outside world are more prone to reoffend. What makes visits so important?
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Esther van Ginneken in NRC: 'Stop further austerity at prisons'
Cuts in the prison system threaten to be at the expense of security, including that of society, writes university lecturer Esther van Ginneken in an opinion piece in Dutch newspaper NRC.
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Short prison sentence leads to more repeat crime
Adults are more likely to reoffend after a short prison sentence than comparable adults with a non-custodial sentence, Leiden University research shows. This is true for the likelihood and extent of repeat crime.
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Joni Reef: 'We’re prisoners of our own perspective'
One perspective, one cell, one outlook on life: what are we all prisoners of? That’s the question Vrij Nederland put to various experts, including Joni Reef, Assistant Professor and Research Fellow at the Department of Criminology.
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Reward Systems in Prison
PhD defence
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Short prison sentences: More recidivism and expensive
Dutch political parties have presented their own 'solutions' to make society 'safer'. How do the party positions compare with scientific research on crime reduction?
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Jennifer Doekhie
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.v.o.r.doekhie@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5301
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Why prisoner voting should be mandatory
If you end up in prison somewhere in the world, the chances are you won’t be allowed to vote. If it were up to researchers Tom Theuns and Andrei Poama, rather than disenfranchise felons, we would oblige them to vote. That would be a better way to express democratic values.
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Vidi grant for Esther van Ginneken for research into violence in prisons
Why do violent incidents occur in prisons? And how do staff respond? Assistant Professor Esther van Ginneken will use a grant from the NWO Vidi Talent Programme to conduct research into these and other questions. She intends to make use of virtual reality.
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One in five prisoners overlooked by professionals
Prisoners deserve better professional support when preparing to return to society. PhD candidate Amanda Pasma: ‘You can’t imprison everyone for life. Society will have to give prisoners a second chance.’
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Piet Hein van der Graaf
Science
p.vandergraaf@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Hilde Wermink on the effect of prison sentences and community service
The Dutch Senate recently voted on a ban on imposing community service after physical violence towards public service providers. Courts are no longer allowed to issue these sentences in case of extreme violence and vice crimes. The punishment for these crimes will be an enforced prison sentence. But…
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Is finding a job a realistic goal for former prisoners?
Labour market reintegration: what is working and what could be done better? These questions were at the centre of Dutch BNR Nieuwsradio's podcast ‘Werkverkenners’. The podcast makers interviewed Anke Ramakers, Assistant Professor of Criminology at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology, for answers…
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Prisoner reentry programmes do not work as they should
For a successful return to society, incarcerated individuals must work on their reentry during their sentence. Not all such individuals receive good reentry support. This is according to a report by Leiden criminologists.
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Hanneke Palmen
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.m.h.palmen@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8528
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Paul Nieuwbeerta
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
p.nieuwbeerta@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7642
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Anke Ramakers
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
a.a.t.ramakers@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7362
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Shana Hepping
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
s.l.hepping@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Leiden Study System
Leiden University has a high rate of student success. The Leiden Study System was developed to help students study faster and more effectively. They receive the optimum support while choosing which programme to study and during their studies themselves.
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Marc Spijker
Science
spijker@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Onno van Gaans
Science
vangaans@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7122
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Hermen Jan Hupkes
Science
hhupkes@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5587
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Marcel de Jeu
Science
mdejeu@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7118
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Arjen Doelman
Science
doelman@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7123
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Leiden professor petitions UN to release Guantanamo prisoner
Palestinian national Abu Zubaydah was captured by the CIA in March 2002 and has remained in detention ever since, without any form of trial. Leiden professor Helen Duffy is doing all she can to secure his release or a fair trial. Her hopes now lie on international pressure and the UN Working Group on…
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Martina Chirilus-Bruckner
Science
m.chirilus-bruckner@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4837
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Nicolas Navarre
Science
n.h.navarre@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Leiden Law Cast: The prison population NL vs. BE with Miranda Boone
Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.
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Andrei Poama and Tom Theuns about why voting in prison should be mandatory
Poama and Theuns co-wrote an opinion piece on why voting in prison should be mandatory worldwide. It appeared on National Interest's website on February 12.
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Wenyu Wan
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
w.wan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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The new leave system explained
Since 1 January 2020 - with the transition to the Dutch Civil Code - the system of writing off leave has changed. When you take leave, the system automatically writes off the hours that fall due first.
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Secure youth care is failing. ‘It’s like being in an extremely strict prison.’
Roughly arrested and subjected to extreme isolation. Using his experience, expert Jason Bhugwandass spoke to 50 young people who have spent time on Zikos wards (‘very intense, short-term observation and stabilisation wards’). He concluded that they’re ‘mostly locked up’ and leave ‘even more traumatised’…
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Hilde Wermink
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.t.wermink@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7417
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Miranda Boone
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.m.boone@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4907
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Scheduled maintenance educational systems on Saturday 19 October
ICT, Organisation
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Bartolomeus Häussling Löwgren
Science
b.j.p.m.haussling.lowgren@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Hai Lin
Science
h.x.lin@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7460
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Kristian Rietveld
Science
k.f.d.rietveld@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7038
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Suiting Ding
Science
s.t.ding@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5615
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Oliver Taherzadeh
Science
o.a.taherzadeh@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Paul Nieuwbeerta in The Lancet on detainees’ health
For the first time, research has been conducted on how the health of detained persons prior to their detention differs from that of non-detainees and to what extent health problems change over the period: from before and after their detention.
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Fatemeh Mehrafrooz Mayvan
Science
f.mehrafrooz.mayvan@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Sander Hille
Science
shille@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7109
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Jennifer Anderson
Science
j.a.anderson@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Ben Wielstra
Science
b.m.wielstra@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5135
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Han de Winde
Science
j.h.de.winde@science.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1036