This chapter discusses the artistic project Future Wake (2021) by Ahnjili Zhuparris and Tim van Ommeren that examines predictive policing. By shifting the focus from possible future crime offenders to possible future victims of fatal police encounters, using visual and affective means rather than expert …

Essential reading for all undergraduate courses in forensic psychology, it also provides an introduction for more detailed postgraduate courses. Introduces forensic psychology to students and professionals who want to better understand psychology's expanding influence on the study of law, crime and criminality …

This chapter explores the legal and moral implications of the use of data science in criminal justice at two levels: police surveillance and the criminal trial of a defendant. At the first level, police surveillance, data science is used to identify places and people at high risk of criminal activity, …

While traditional crime rates are decreasing, cybercrime is on the rise. As a result, the criminal justice system is increasingly dealing with criminals committing cyber-dependent crimes. However, to date there are no effective interventions to prevent recidivism in this type of offenders. Dutch authorities …

"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 …

In dit onderzoek wordt beoogd de vraag: ‘Wat draagt de reclassering bij aan toeleiding naar werk van first offenders die voor het delict huiselijk geweld een reclasseringstoezicht opgelegd hebben gekregen?’ te beantwoorden. Deze scriptie is geschreven als afstudeeropdracht voor de hbo-opleiding Sociaal …

Uit onderzoek van Denninson, Stewart en Hurren (2006) blijkt dat het geven van waarschuwingen (reprimandegesprek), de meerderheid (69% van 14572 jeugdigen) van jonge delinquenten die een waarschuwing hebben gekregen minder snel opnieuw in contact komen met justitie voor hun 17e levensjaar dan jeugdigen …

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 …

In this thesis several studies are presented that have targeted decision making about case management plans in probation. In a case management plan probation officers describe the goals and interventions that should help offenders stop reoffending, and the specific measures necessary to reduce acute …