860 search results for “criminal psychology” in the Staff website
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Psychology alumnus Marisse van Os is helping improve mental health services from within
A psychology degree, a career that started in the commercial sector and now a role where she feels she can make a difference. For alumnus Marisse van Os (34) everything has come together in her current job at an innovative mental health services provider.
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This is how psychology students are trained to become autonomous professionals
Psychology students do not always feel sufficiently prepared for the responsibilities expected of them later in their studies. That is why they are now increasingly encouraged to learn autonomously at each course level. And that can be quite challenging, even for teachers.
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Vibrant illustrations and mind-boggling graphs - Psychology students share insights into their research
Why do some smokers quit much more easily than others? Can we think ourself to insomnia? And does playing music together help to calm conflicts? Psychology students investigated these questions and presented their findings during the Psychology Science Day 2023.
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Education Kick-Off 2025: Encouraging psychology students to take responsibility
How can we enhance psychology students’ sense of responsibility for their own learning? Lecturer Anouk van der Weiden led a discussion on this pressing question during the Education Kick-Off on 28 February and explains why it’s so crucial to address it collectively.
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Psychology Elevator Pitch: How a better sleep pattern makes students mentally healthier
Do you often find yourself exhausted in the lecture hall or at your workplace? Not great for your mental well-being, as Laura Pape knows. She is investigating how an online self-help program can assist in addressing sleep issues and preventing mental health problems. Join her on this elevator pitch…
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Psychology Connected: Depression and resilience
Conference
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From innovative idea to start-up: during new workshops psychology students learn about doing business
In the ‘Educatips’ column, psychology lecturers share their valuable insights about lecturing. This month: Franz Wurm is developing entrepreneurship workshops together with PLNT for master’s students of Clinical Psychology. ‘We want to teach students to develop from passive consumers to become active…
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Letizia Lo GiaccoFaculty of Law
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Hendrik Jacob Roelof KapteinFaculty of Law
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FvD politican Gideon van Meijeren in court for inciting violence
The Netherlands Public Prosecution Service has demanded that Gideon van Meijeren, Dutch Member of Parliament in the Forum for Democracy (FvD) party, be handed 200 hours of community service for inciting violence. Marloes van Noorloos, Associate Professor of Criminal Law, discusses when a comment turns…
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Psychology Connected: Work, Pressure or Pleasure?
Conference
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Andrei PoamaFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Modderman Prize 2022 awarded to Hannah Brodersen and Lucas Noyon
The Modderman Prize is awarded once every two years to advance research in the field of criminal law science.
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Josh RobisonSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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peace a chance: the way conflict can be eased, according to social psychology
How to reduce aggression when two parties are at odds? PhD research by psychologist Lennart Reddmann's shows that it can help to offer them a peaceful alternative. However, the attacking party benefits the most from such a solution.
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Is the Research Master’s in Psychology programme future-proof?
The midterm review is a moment for reflection on the Research Master’s in Psychology programme, and also a starting point for development. The review process is supported by everyone involved in the programme, including the students themselves. On 14 May, the external committee will visit the programme…
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Board of PsychologyAndrea Evers’ role in the new Executive Board of Psychology
The new Executive Board of the Institute of Psychology became effective on 1 February 2022. Scientific director Andrea Evers tells us where she gets her energy from.
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Gender and International Criminal Law
Conference, Seminar
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Merijne GroenewegFaculty of Law
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Timo PeetersFaculty of Law
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'If a country is not safe, it will not become wealthy'
Over the past 20 years, levels of common crime throughout the world dropped, except in countries that are plagued by poverty, have large families and have been afflicted by civil wars. This was established in a study that compared safety in 166 countries.
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The new self-evaluation of the Institute of Psychology: ‘The quality of the academic culture is more important’
Better supervision of PhD candidates, clear guidelines on career paths and an MRI scanner that can be accessed by all researchers: these are the recommendations from the new self-evaluation. Colleagues say: ‘This forces us as an institute to formulate our mission and vision more precisely.’
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Podcast: Becoming a Clinical Psychologist
Soon you will have graduated, and then what? Maybe you've been dreaming of becoming a psychologist for years, but don't want to know where to start. In this episode, clinical psychologist and lecturer Sepideh Saadat tells you how to go about it.
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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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Pauline Schuyt: 'Life imprisonment demand ineffective if goal is deterrence'
The number of life sentences in the Netherlands is rising sharply. This is a clear response to the serious drugs violence and brutal attacks on our rule of law. However, criminal justice experts do not believe that this will deter future offenders from carrying out liquidations.
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Rafael Ruschel
Faculty of Law
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Duygu Uysal DincolSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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The psychological poverty trap: How lack of money impacts decision-making, procrastination and loss of control
Lack of money impacts how a person takes financial decisions: now or preferably later. Procrastination and avoidance behaviours in turn have an effect on lack of money, which can result in a sense of loss of control. These are the findings of psychologist Leon Hilbert in his PhD research, although the…
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Elise DusseldorpSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Jan SleutelsFaculty of Humanities
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Gavin RobinsonFaculty of Law
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Camille LefebvreFaculty of Law
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Carsten StahnFaculty of Law
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Veronique de GuchtSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Jens IversonFaculty of Law
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Ethical Principles for International Criminal Judges
Conference
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Suspects in Mallorca case hear sentence demands
The nine suspects from Hilversum accused of beating Carlo Heuvelman so badly on the night of 14 July last year that he later died will hear their sentences on Friday. The Public Prosecution Service (OM) had demanded that one of the suspects be sentenced to 10 years in prison, and two others eight ye…
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More than motor skills: study of cognitive and psychological symptoms of Parkinson’s
Cognitive decline and anxiety in Parkinson’s disease are often only recognised at a late stage, in spite of their great impact. Research by Marit Ruitenberg focuses on new tests and methods to show up these symptoms earlier and make them more specific.
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Erica Bohnen
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Jan-Jaap OerlemansFaculty of Law
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International Criminal Justice: Utopia or Reality?
Lecture, 5th Owada Chair Symposium
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Jochem JansenFaculty of Law
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Jan Maarten ElbersFaculty of Law
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Jonathan Hak on the paramount importance of the truth – and why we shouldn’t always take images at face value
Hak, lawyer, international imagery law lecturer, and adjunct associate professor, talks about his PhD research on the use of images in international criminal prosecutions. He was a public prosecutor in Canada for over 30 years and dealt primarily with the prosecution of homicides and other major cri…
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Boudewijn de Jonge
Faculty of Law
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Joeri Loggen
Faculty of Law
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Frederike Oberheim
Faculty of Law
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Suzan Verweij
Faculty of Law
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Julie Erber
Faculty of Law
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Sigrid van WingerdenFaculty of Law