The Netherlands has had a long tradition in regard to policing studies research, resulting in a significant knowledge buildup over the years. Though overshadowed by research concentrating on the Anglo-Saxon world, there are many widely accessible publications discussing policing in the Netherlands. But who is currently producing this knowledge, and what are the themes that are being talked about? We surveyed policing studies researchers in the Netherlands to clarify the current status of the field. This survey is a continuation of recent work by Piet van Reenen on policing studies publications. In this paper, we concentrate on the researchers themselves and their ideas about the themes currently discussed in policing studies research, in order not only to find out the width of the field, but also the depths in which certain themes are explored or perhaps even underexplored. |
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Politiestudies in Nederland: een terugblik, de actuele stand van zaken en toekomstperspectief |
Trefwoorden | politiestudies, kennisontwikkeling, overzichtsstudie |
Auteurs | Jasper De Paepe, Joery Matthys en Edwin Bakker |
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Situationele onveiligheidsbelevingEen verkenning van situationele zorgen over slachtofferschap van criminaliteit in stad en wijk |
Trefwoorden | situational fear of crime, fear events, fear spots, worry about crime |
Auteurs | Jelle Brands en Remco Spithoven |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
By partially replicating an instrument developed by Gray, Jackson and Farrall, our current study explores events in which people indicated to have worried about crime victimization. Similar to results reported by Gray, Jackson and Farrall, we find that events in which people worry about the prospect of falling victim to crime are experienced relatively infrequently. This contrasts with more general, broad spread concerns and worries about crime victimization; both in the current study, and in fear of crime research more generally. In the current study, we also supplemented the instrument developed by Gray, Jackson and Farrall by, 1) exploring the characteristics of those situations in which events of worry about crime victimization arose, and by 2) exploring the added value of a local application of the survey instrument. Drawing on survey data from Amsterdam (city level) and Oostgaarde, a neighbourhood in Capelle aan den IJssel (neighbourhood level), a rich and clear picture emerged of situations in which research participants indicated to have worried about crime victimization. On the basis of our results we conclude that it can be useful to implement the instrument on a local level, if the aim is to learn more about the patterning and ecology of events of fear. We also argue that a greater understanding of the (local) patterning and ecology of events of fear may help in designing local policies to mitigate situational fear of crime. |
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Narratieve scenario-ontwikkeling ter ondersteuning van de witte keten tijdens de COVID-19-pandemie: een praktijkgericht stappenplan |
Trefwoorden | scenario's, sensemaking, COVID-19, praktijk, onzekerheden |
Auteurs | Arne Mellaard, Jos Bal en Ester de Jonge |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
The world has been in the grip of the COVID-19 crisis for a long time. As the course of the crisis was surrounded by uncertainties, the impact on the public health sector and acute and non-acute care organisations fluctuated as well. Crisis experts from the organisation for Medical Assistance at Accidents and Disasters (in Dutch: GHOR) are used to develop short-term scenarios with high levels of uncertainty. In contrast, health experts from Municipal Health Services (in Dutch: GGD’s) are used to develop long-term scenarios with lower levels of uncertainty. To use each other’s expertise, these organisations merged into a combined crisis organisation in the southern region of the South Holland province. Inspired by the theory of sensemaking, a roadmap was developed to describe both short-term and long-term scenarios. |
Uit de praktijk |
Het ontrafelen en integraal aanpakken van een cybercrimineel jeugdnetwerkGeleerde lessen uit RIEC-casuïstiek in Noord-Nederland |
Trefwoorden | jeugdnetwerk, cybercriminaliteit, samenwerken, integrale aanpak, ondermijning |
Auteurs | Sander Veenstra |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
In the Netherlands, municipalities are in charge of dealing with problematic youth networks. However, municipalities have the feeling that they lose sight of such networks. As a possible explanation, scientists as well as practitioners state that problematic youth networks might have shifted their activities from offline to online (less visible) forms of crime. In this case study, we found evidence in support of this hypothesis. We unravelled a criminal youth network that primarily committed cybercrime, but in part consisted of members who were formerly known as members of a traditional criminal network. Our case study also confirms other findings from prior research: the cybercriminal network has local roots and traditional social ties played an important role in the formation of the network. Members for example know each other because they went to the same school or because they grew up in the same neighbourhood. Furthermore, there are several indications that the criminal network is involved in traditional criminal offences, such as drug trade, financial crimes (tax-related, forgery, money laundering) and violence. Our case thus also highlights that offline and online crime are intertwined. |
Call for papers |
Call for papers Themanummer ‘Politiefunctie’ (2024/1-2) |