Zoonoses, biting incidents, hereditary problems, and other issues can threaten the welfare of both humans and dogs. The Dutch government and animal welfare organizations seem to have little effect in their campaigns to influence the behavior of (potential) dog keepers, who can experience dissonance when …

On average 125 murders take place in the Netherlands on an annual basis. However, not all such incidents can be solved. Currently there are more than 1700 unsolved homicide cases on the shelf at the National Police that classify as a andapos;cold caseandapos;. Investigation into these types of capital …

An architect’s research on a self-designed building: residential care facility for residents showing challenging behaviour. A seminar by Berit Ann RoosAs an architect I have designed a very intensive care (VIC) residential facility for intellectually impaired individuals showing challenging behavior. …

The sense of safety and security of older people is a widely acknowledged action domain for policy and practice in age-friendly cities. Despite an extensive body of knowledge on the matter, the theory is fragmented, and a classification is lacking. Therefore, this study investigated how older people …

The probationer–probation officer working alliance plays an important role in the outcome of probation supervision. This study explored the development of the working alliance between probationers and probation officers in the Netherlands, from the perspective of both probationers and probation officers. …

Adversarial thinking is essential when dealing with cyber incidents and for finding security vulnerabilities. Capture the Flag (CTF) competitions are used all around the world to stimulate adversarial thinking. Jeopardy-style CTFs, given their challenge-and-answer based nature, are used more and more …

Doel. Dit onderzoek heeft als doel manieren te vinden om te bestuderen hoe verstandelijk gehandicapten met uitdagend gedrag omgaan met de ruimte, zonder hun dagelijks leven te beïnvloeden. Achtergrond. Onderzoek naar ruimte dat beter aansluit bij de behoeften van deze personen is een uitdaging om uit …

Dit proefschrift beschrijft de implementatie en effecten van School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS) in Nederland. SWPBS is een schoolbrede aanpak, ontwikkeld in de VS, die gericht is op het creëren van een positief, veilig en voorspelbaar schoolklimaat, waardoor gedragsproblemen zoveel mogelijk …

"Purpose: Nonspecific factors such as therapy alliance and treatment motivation have been shown to be predictive of therapy outcome. However, research investigating these factors among patients with personality disorders, or studies in the context of mandated treatment showed mixed results. A new theory …

Substance abuse is an important risk factor for offending, but is mostly studied in males. The aim of this multicentre study is to gain insight into possible gender differences in substance abuse history and offending behavior in forensic psychiatric patients. Files were analyzed of 275 women and 275 …