Women and girls represent only a minority in the penitentiary system and in forensic mental health care. About 6%–10% of both prison and forensic psychiatric populations in Western countries comprise women (see for the most recent offi cial statistics in the UK w ww.gov. uk/government, in Canada w ww.statcan.gc.ca, …

Autobiographies of migrant women about their experiences with honour-based violence (HBV) reach many readers and are used in policy debates on women's emancipation and immigrant integration. Migrant women's central position in this nationalistic debate stigmatises them as passive victims, their husbands …

Autobiographies of migrant women about their experiences with honour-based violence (HBV) reach many readers and are used in policy debates on women's emancipation and immigrant integration. Migrant women's central position in this nationalistic debate stigmatises them as passive victims, their husbands …

We investigated the effects of reflex-based self-defence training on police performance in simulated high-pressure arrest situations. Police officers received this training as well as a regular police arrest and self-defence skills training (control training) in a crossover design. Officers' performance …

Met het oog op preventie inzake terrorisme heeft Nederland de laatste jaren – naast het uitbreiden van bevoegdheden voor justitie en veiligheidsinstanties – ook op lokaal niveau geïnvesteerd in de opzet van gemeentelijke netwerken om ontwikkelingen die de maatschappij kunnen ontwrichten tegen te gaan. …

Although girls and women represent only a minority of the forensic mental health and prison populations, studies worldwide suggest that there has been a steady increase in the number of females being convicted for committing offenses, especially violent offenses. In this chapter, an overview will be …

Inpatient violence can have a major impact in terms of traumatic experiences for victims and witnesses, an unsafe treatment climate, and high-financial costs. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to gain more insight into patterns of violent behavior, so that adequate preventive measures can be taken …

IMPACT Europe is een evaluatie-Toolkit die professionals werkzaam op het gebied van het voorkomen en tegengaan van extremisme (hier Counter Violent Evaluation, afgekort CVE genoemd) ondersteunt bij de evaluatie van hun interventies. De tool is ontwikkeld in samenwerking met het Hogeschool Utrecht-lectoraat …

This article is about the effect of local tailored interventions to counter (violent) extremism, and therefore contributes to the academic and policy debates. It focusses on local, professional perspectives on person-specific interventions utilising a Dutch case study as the basis. The interventions …

This chapter discusses ISIL ’ s marketing techniques. We think that, due to its strong and successful branding and communication strategies, from a marketing perspective ISIL can be considered a leader on the market of terror produced by violent non-state actors (VNSAs). We propose ISIL can be fought …