Ruim twee eeuwen geleden (in 1821) is het Nederlandse gevangenisstelsel ingevoerd. Het doel van vrijheidsbeneming lag aanvankelijk vooral in vergelding en zedelijke verbetering of, zoals Molleman1 het beschrijft, in ‘beleren en bekeren’. Doel en vorm van het gevangeniswezen maakten in de loop der tijd …

Studenten kiezen niet alleen voor sociaal werk omdat ze mensen willen helpen, maar vaak ook omdat ze de wereld willen veranderen. Die gerichtheid op verandering staat centraal in de bouwsteen politiserend handelen. Politiserend werken is een concrete mensenrechtenstrategie die de stem van mensen versterkt …

Filial piety is important to Chinese adults and is associated with mental health among older Chinese immigrants in the United States. However, it is unclear whether filial piety is linked to the mental health of Chinese immigrants in European countries. Therefore, this study aims to gain insights into …

Risicotaxatie – kortweg: het inschatten van de kans op grensoverschrijdend gedrag, of meer specifiek op delictgedrag, veelal met behulp van risicotaxatie-instrumenten – is een middel dat wijdverbreid wordt ingezet in de forensische keten. In dit artikel gaan wij allereerst in op de doelen van risicotaxatie …

BACKGROUND: Low levels of physical activity are common during the hospital stay and have been associated with negative health outcomes. Understanding barriers and enablers to physical activity during a hospital stay can improve the development and implementation of tailored interventions aimed at improving …

Cumulative assessment refers to interspersed testing in which each assessment covers all previous content and the mean assessments’ grade weighs in for the final exam grade. The effect of cumulative assessment on motivation and performance might differ between summative (i.e. assessment grades weigh …

Background: Neck and shoulder complaints are common in primary care physiotherapy. These patients experience pain and disability, resulting in high societal costs due to, for example, healthcare use and work absence. Content and intensity of physiotherapy care can be matched to a patient’s risk of persistent …

BACKGROUND: Neck and shoulder complaints are common in primary care physiotherapy. These patients experience pain and disability, resulting in high societal costs due to, for example, healthcare use and work absence. Content and intensity of physiotherapy care can be matched to a patient's risk of persistent …

In our highly digitalized society, cybercrime has become a common crime. However, because research into cybercriminals is in its infancy, our knowledge about cybercriminals is still limited. One of the main considerations is whether cybercriminals have higher intellectual capabilities than traditional …