Shipbreaking is the dismantling of discarded vessels to reuse parts and recycle secondary raw materials. The majority of discarded vessels ends up on Southeast Asian beaches, dismantled without regard for the environment or human health. Our case study analyses the environmental crime of shipbreaking by using the theoretical framework of state-corporate crime as a frame of analysis. We focus on Germany and Greece as countries of origin and Bangladesh as a country of destination. Our findings show that shipbreaking is the result of a complex criminogenic interplay of economic and political actors on national as well as international level. |
Tijdschrift voor Criminologie
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Een schip op het strand is een baken in zeeOver de criminogene rol van bedrijven en overheden bij shipbreaking |
Trefwoorden | shipbreaking, state-corporate crime, environmental crime, case study, waste |
Auteurs | Jasmien Claeys MSc en Dr. Lieselot Bisschop |
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De daling in jeugddelinquentie: minder risico, meer bescherming? |
Trefwoorden | crime drop, juvenile delinquency, risk and protective factors, ecological model, self-reported delinquency |
Auteurs | Dr. André van der Laan, Dr. Josja Rokven, Dr. Gijs Weijters e.a. |
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According to police statistics, juvenile crime in the Netherlands decreased annually since 2007. Explanations for the crime drop primarily focused on single macro explanations, such as increasing prosperity, focused policing or decreasing alcohol use. The prevalence of self-reported delinquency also dropped in the period 2005 till 2015. In three consecutive cohorts of the Youth Delinquency Survey (YDS; 2005, 2010, 2015) changes in exposure to risk and protective factors offered potential explanations for the drop in juvenile delinquency. Compared to previous cohorts, juveniles in the 2015-cohort were less exposed to risk factors like alcohol use and delinquent friends, and more exposed to protective factors like perceived emotional support, solicitation and monitoring by parents. Amongst serious delinquents, however, the exposure to individual risk behavior and delinquent friends was stable over time. Serious delinquents also showed stability over the cohorts in frequency and seriousness of offenses. The vulnerability for risk and protective factors was consistent amongst the three cohorts, regardless the seriousness of delinquency. Changing social cultural attitudes towards risk behavior, e.g. delinquency, could be an additional explanation for the juvenile crime drop. Implications for theory and policy are discussed. |
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Dochters van de jihadHoe familieleden betekenis geven aan het vertrek van Belgische en Nederlandse vrouwen die zich aansloten bij IS |
Trefwoorden | women, IS, Jihadism |
Auteurs | Dr. Marion Van San |
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Since it has become apparent that so many Western women have travelled to Syria and Iraq to join Islamic State, there is a relentless stream of publications dealing with the motivations of these women to join the terrorist organization. Most of these publications, based on ‘open sources’, are focusing on the motives spread by the women via social media. These social media reports, however, only provide a distorted view of the women’s motives. This article is based upon ethnographic research focusing on 28 Belgian and Dutch families, whose daughters have left for Syria to join the armed struggle. |
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De impact van criminaliteit op de lokale belastingontvangstenToepassing van de Tiebout-hypothese in Vlaamse gemeenten |
Trefwoorden | crime, local taxes, migration, Tiebout mobility |
Auteurs | Drs. Nik Smits en Prof. dr. Stijn Goeminne |
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This paper empirically investigates whether the Flemish local income tax base yield in 306 Flemish municipalities is sensitive to changes in the local crime level between 2000 and 2014. There are two underlying assumptions. First, in a Tiebout world, rational voters holding the local government accountable for the safety of its citizens move when the local level of security becomes too greatly alienated from what they want it to be (first assumption). If migration is due to crime, the wealthier citizens are expected to move first. Consequently, the average income per capita and thus the income distribution will be affected, which in turn will influence the local income tax base yield (second assumption). By confirming both assumptions, evidence is presented for a relation between changes in local crime rates and the income tax base yield of Flemish municipalities, occurring through household mobility. |
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Economische theorievorming over misdaad en straf, vijftig jaar na Becker |
Trefwoorden | neoclassical economic theory, rational choice behavior, social cost-benefit analysis |
Auteurs | Dr. Ben van Velthoven |
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Fifty years ago, Gary Becker’s seminal article on the economics of crime and punishment was published. This paper reviews the theoretical developments in the field since then and takes stock of the strenghts and weaknesses of the economic approach. |
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De strafrechtelijke aanpak van organisatiecriminaliteitIdeaal of werkelijkheid? |
Auteurs | Mr. dr. Arnt Mein |
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Targeting recidivism, an evaluation study into the functioning and effectiveness of a prison-based treatment program |
Auteurs | Dr. Tamar Fischer |
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Reactie en naschrift |
Auteurs | Dr. Annemarie ten Boom en Prof. dr. Jan van Dijk |
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Over daders en slachtoffers |
Auteurs | Dr. Annemarie ten Boom |
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Brain behind bars. The relationship between neurobiological factors and cognitive skills training program for prisoners |
Auteurs | Dr. Josanne van Dongen |
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The gang game: the myth and seduction of gangs |
Auteurs | Dr. Luuk Slooter |
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