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Located at the law faculty of the University of Maastricht, the MICS brings together scholars from all over the world with different academic and professional backgrounds such as law, forensic psychology, criminalistics, and criminology. The multidisciplinary research focuses on crime, criminal law, and criminal justice systems combining a legal comparative approach with a social scientific methodology. Our staff teaches a variety of bachelor and master courses both in Dutch and English. MICS is involved in numerous international academic and research networks.

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European Day for the Victims of Crime

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Research at MICS is multidisciplinary and covers fields of criminal law, criminology, psychology, neurosciences and forensics. Apart from studying the law in the books and the law in action, the normative, cognitive and operational assumptions that underlie criminal policies and law making are at the core of our research. Contemporary challenges posed by crime are no longer limited to the nation state but require a multidisciplinary and global analytical framework. Shifting paradigms within criminal justice systems broadened the view from the nation state over the cross-border and European level all up to the international level and cyberspace. MICS conducts cutting-edge research on three main focus-themes:

• Quality standards for criminal justice systems
• Additional and alternative responses to criminal justice
• International cooperation in criminal matters.

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MICS’s research takes place in the following four out of five pillars:

1.  Global Justice 2. Institutional Transformations 3. Globalising Markets 4.  Cross-border Cooperation and Mobility 5.  Law and Technology

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Comparative Perspectives of Criminal Procedure

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Conference Criminal Law: Globalized crime and criminal justice: European and international criminal law perspectives

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dr. Annika van Baar

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Kim Baudewijns, MSc

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de Bie, J. & van Wijk, J.

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Bolhuis, M.

2/01/23 → 31/12/24

JoinedUpJustice: Building a Global Criminal Justice System at the Domestic Level

van Sliedregt, E., Sugrue, R. & Bolhuis, M.

1/01/23 → 31/12/28

Towards a new balance in empowerment and protection of the elderly: A legal empirical perspective

Antokolskaia, M. , Stelma-Roorda, R. , Tollenaar, M., Nieuwboer, R. , Bijleveld, C. & Blankman, K.

15/08/21 → 31/08/27

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Procedural justice and criminal behavior: The perceptions and consequences of procedural justice in detainees' encounters with multiple criminal justice authorities

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A conceptual framework of (illegal) governance behavior: A case study of Dutch outlaw motorcycle gangs

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Dictators and Dissidents: Nonviolent Resistance in Authoritarian Regimes

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Same-Sex Relationships and Criminal Behavior: A Total Population Study in The Netherlands

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De signalering en aanpak van extremisme in de jeugdbeschermingsketen

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Marleen Weulen Kranenbarg (Participant)

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Maarten Bolhuis (Speaker)

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Maarten Bolhuis (Organiser)

Activity : Participating in or organising an event › Workshop › Academic

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Marleen Weulen Kranenbarg (Member)

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Gevolgen van intrekking Nederlanderschap bij terrorismeveroordeelden

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Huisman, W (Recipient), Susanne, Karstedt (Recipient) & van Baar, Annika (Recipient), 15 Nov 2023

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Verbruggen, Janna (Recipient), Sept 2021

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Mojtahedi, Hossein (Recipient), 2018

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van Veldhuizen, Tanja (Recipient), 2016

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Labeling and Intergenerational Transmission of Crime: the Interaction between Criminal Justice Intervention and a Convicted Parent

Besemer, S. (Creator), Farrington, D. P. (Creator) & Bijleveld, C. (Creator), ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, 2015

DOI : 10.3886/e100376v1 , https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/project/100376/version/V1/view

Chemical profiling of fingerprints - Mass spectrometry data

van Bochove, M. A. (Contributor), van Riemsdijk, J. J. H. (Contributor), de Poot, C. (Contributor), van Helmond, W. (Contributor), de Puit, M. (Contributor) & van Herwijnen, A. W. (Contributor), 4TU.ResearchData, 1 Jan 2022

DOI : 10.4121/12764330 , https://data.4tu.nl/articles/_/12764330

de Puit, M. (Contributor), van Helmond, W. (Contributor), van Riemsdijk, J. J. H. (Contributor), van Herwijnen, A. W. (Contributor), de Poot, C. (Contributor) & van Bochove, M. A. (Contributor), 4TU.ResearchData, 1 Jan 2022

DOI : 10.4121/12764330.v1 , https://data.4tu.nl/articles/_/12764330/1

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PhD Researcher: Criminology on the triad in crimes that undermine democracy and the rule of law

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Interested in conducting cutting-edge criminological PhD research into crimes that undermine democracy and the rule of law in and via the Netherlands (‘ondermijning’), in a dynamic interdisciplinary public-private research consortium? We are passionate about supervising you and five other PhD candidates as well as, in the fifth year, three postdoc researchers in this state-of-the-art prestigious five-year research programme, innovative in focus and approach, with both academic and societal impact. Please apply now to be a force for a more resilient democracy and rule of law! About Us: You will be a PhD researcher in our interdisciplinary public-private research consortium that seeks to address the fundamental problem of crimes that undermine democracy and the rule of law in and via the Netherlands (in Dutch: rechtsstaat-ondermijnende criminaliteit or in short ondermijning). Realizing that, for such a complex issue, the sum is more than its parts, more than 28 scholars from at least nine disciplines jointly conduct interdisciplinary research under the overall theoretical framework of complexity science. Given that neither the private sector nor the public sector can address this challenge on its own, 22 private and public agencies including three banks, two intelligence and law enforcement agencies, two applied knowledge institutes, three ministries, three NGOs, and three network organizations collaborate in this interdisciplinary public-private research consortium. Altogether, our COMCRIM community intends to gain a fundamental understanding of crimes that corrode democracy and the rule of law and develop proactive, evidence-based solutions thereto that foster resilience including on rule of law principles like accountability to the law, equality before the law, and fairness in the application of the law. To achieve this aim, we inter alia conduct an ethnographic study of the networked offender-victim-facilitator triad and seek data-driven responses thereto. COMCRIM This five-year research project entitled COMbatting CRIMes that undermine democratic societies governed by the rule of law in a smart and comprehensive manner (in short: COMCRIM) is part of the NWA research programme ‘ Research along Routes by Consortia (ORC) ’, financed by the Dutch Research Council NWO (see for more information under budget range 2-5 million euros). The NWA supports excellent research in the Netherlands, providing funding to scientific consortia that have the potential to rank among the world’s best in their field. COMCRIM is a response to the urgent need for an informed perspective on crimes that undermine democracy and the rule of law in and via the Netherlands. Under the overall theoretical framework of complexity science, COMCRIM seeks to understand the systemic problems caused by such crime to core public and private institutions, society, and public values and norms. The project brings together three lines of inquiry: (i) socio-legal, (ii) computer science, and (iii) socio-economic research. Researchers in criminal law, private law/human rights due diligence, social science, computer science, artificial intelligence, complexity science, ethics, criminology, and statistics jointly conduct the interdisciplinary research involving supervision of our six PhD researchers and three postdoc researchers as well as our other personnel like student assistants. They will be guided by an equally interdisciplinary international expert group and national advisory group. As a close-knit team, the COMCRIM community will develop solutions for comprehensively and smartly tackling what complexity science understands to be the ‘ecosystem’ of crimes that undermine democratic societies governed by the rule of law. For more information, please contact COMCRIM’s project director and principal investigator, Dr. Jill Coster van Voorhout, and see our website: https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/comcrim Your joint PhD project in context Your joint PhD research project on “Toward a self-reflective criminology of the networked offender-victim-facilitator triad that enables crimes that undermine democracy and the rule of law” at both Maastricht University and VU Amsterdam, the School of Law and the Faculty of Social Sciences, is the fifth of six work packages of COMCRIM: COMbatting CRIMes that undermine democratic societies governed by the rule of law in a smart and comprehensive manner. Your study is essential to our interdisciplinary public-private research consortium with its focus on the systemic factors of crimes that corrode democracy and the rule of law. This quest for systemic factors means, in short, a study of their business model. Since hardly any such crimes can be committed without (a) persons, (b) money and (c) infrastructure, our study highlights (a) human trafficking, (b) money laundering and (c) corruption. While all three are crimes themselves, they also allow us to detect (a) forced commission of (other) such crimes, (b) the whitewashing of their criminal proceeds, and (c) their effects of interweaving the under- and upperworld. Consequently, this research project will focus on the socio-criminological imagination of the interacting relation between the (roles in the triad of the) offender, facilitator and victim of crimes that undermine democratic societies governed by the rule of law, so as to account for the inherently limited data used in COMCRIM. This PhD research project will continuously reflect on the overall COMCRIM project’s socio-legal (COMCRIM’s research line 1), computational-numerical (COMCRIM’s research line 2) and socio-economic (COMCRIM’s research line 3) understandings of the triad. You will use the criminological imagination to enable an emergent typology by continuously ethnographically evaluating the roles, images and understandings that exist among: a) offenders, facilitators and victims, b) policing and security authorities, and c) among the researchers of this project themselves (including the work package leader of 3.1.). While criminology is central to this PhD research project, socio-legal methods will be used to reflect on the limited use of data. This PhD research project is thereby interdisciplinary by design, and will be enriched thanks to the close collaboration with the five other PhD research projects on, in short, criminal law, human rights due diligence under private law, artificial intelligence, complex systems science, statistics and economics. As a part of the socio-economic research line, your PhD research project 3.1. contributes to answering its research question: What is the perpetrator-victim-facilitator-triad of crimes that undermine democratic societies governed by the rule of law, and what is the impact of simulated interventions aimed at actively protecting itself against the most corrosive effects on the Netherlands at the national level? The PhD research project for 3.1. specifically will address sub-question 3.1.a: What can thick descriptions of the perpetrator-victim-facilitator triad contribute to our fundamental understanding of crimes that undermine democratic societies governed by the rule of law? Thanks to the provision of answers to the above, you will contribute to the overall aim of this research project COMCRIM, answering its central research question: How should the complex problems caused by crimes that undermine democratic societies governed by the rule of law be tackled in a smart and comprehensive manner? Your Role: As a PhD researcher, you will play a key role in conducting research in your own research project in close collaboration and with multiple learning opportunities in the diverse team. While the research project design has been described in detail above, you will within its bounds have the academic freedom to come up within your own ideas that we are eager to discuss with you. Responsibilities:

• Develop, conduct, and publish research on crimes that undermine democracy and the rule of law and devise more effective data-driven (preventative) interventions;
• Contribute to the public debate and organize outreach activities of COMCRIM;
• Contribute to the overall COMCRIM program in terms of events, research meetings, activities;
• Collaborate with other researchers within the COMCRIM consortium;
• Give guest-lectures in the area of your expertise at BA or MA level at Maastricht University and VU Amsterdam;
• Help co-supervising research projects of students working on related topics.

Your Activities: The COMCRIM community provides a stimulating research environment, fostering teamwork, educational innovation, and societal impact. As a key member, you will:

• Conduct research and benefit from educational development activities;
• Contribute to teamwork within committed departments and universities;
• Support and elevate our ambitious research agenda in its scientific and societal impact goals.

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Requirements We are looking for the following in the candidate: A proactive, collaborative PhD Researcher, who is experienced in or has a demonstrable eagerness to start working on interdisciplinary research in a ditto public-private research consortium, who has by the time of appointment:

• A (research) master’s degree in criminology, criminal law, social sciences or a comparable discipline;
• A strong affinity with the research topic and in collaborating in a team of researchers from different disciplines including an interest to learn and work with supervisors from the areas of criminal law, human rights and business due diligence/private law, artificial intelligence, complex systems science, criminology, ethics, statistics and economics;
• An excellent written and spoken command of Dutch and/or English, for instance demonstrated by publications in Dutch-language and/or English-language journals, blogs or comparable publications (written and spoken command of other languages, including Spanish, French, and/or German is a plus);
• A demonstrable interest in or experience with empirical research methods, specifically with mixed methods research, ethnographic research, and qualitative research methods;
• An interest in ensuring scientific and societal impact;
• The ability, willingness, and commitment to do autonomous work in an interdisciplinary team;
• An interest in having an active role in organizing workshops, lecture series, and similar events.

Current master students are welcome to apply. However, appointment will only be possible if the master’s degree has been obtained before the start of the employment contract. You can apply without having proof of obtaining your master’s degree, however, bear in mind that proof of a master’s degree is a formal requirement for employment and must be delivered at least 3 weeks before the start date of the contract.

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What we offer As PhD researcher at the Faculty of Law , you will be employed by the most international university in the Netherlands, located in the beautiful city of Maastricht. In addition, we offer you:

• Good employment conditions. The position is graded in scale P according to UFO profile Promovendus, with corresponding salary based on experience ranging from €2770,00 and €3539,00 gross per month (based on a full-time employment of 38 hours per week). In addition to the monthly salary, an 8.0% holiday allowance and an 8.3% year-end bonus apply.
• An employment contract for a period of 12 months with a scope of 1,0 FTE. Upon a positive evaluation, an extension of 3 years will follow.
• Since this is a PhD research project that combines the best of both worlds of two universities, you will be a member of our research community in Maastricht, while you can also regularly benefit from the research community at VU Amsterdam through our hospitality agreement and at the Institute for Advanced Study in Amsterdam through its partnership in COMCRIM.
• At Maastricht University, the well-being of our employees is of utmost importance, we offer flexible working hours and the possibility to work partly from home if the nature of your position allows it. You will receive a monthly commuting and internet allowance for this. If you work full-time, you will be entitled to 29 vacation days and 4 additional public holidays per year, namely carnival Monday, carnival Tuesday, Good Friday, and Liberation Day. If you choose to accumulate compensation hours, an additional 12 days will be added. Furthermore, you can personalize your employment conditions through a collective labor agreement (CAO) choice model.
• As Maastricht University, we offer various other excellent secondary employment conditions. These include a good pension scheme with the ABP and the opportunity for UM employees to participate in company fitness and make use of the extensive sports facilities that we also offer to our students.
• We provide the space and facilities for your personal and professional development. We facilitate this by offering a wide range of training programs and supporting various well-established initiatives such as 'acknowledge and appreciate'.
• At the Institute for Advanced Study in Amsterdam, you will be able to regularly conduct the research with all other members of the team consisting of at first the other five PhD Researchers and the project director/principal investigator as well as your and their supervisors.

The terms of employment at Maastricht University are largely set out in the collective labor agreement of Dutch Universities. In addition, local provisions specific to UM apply. For more information, click here .

Applying? Or are you already convinced and ready to become our new PhD researcher? Apply now, no later than April 1st, for this position. Your application should be written in English and include the following documents:

• A 2-page motivation letter, indicating your motivation to work with us, your research interests, and experience related to the research field;
• A curriculum vitae, including a list of publications;
• Your research proposal (maximum 2000 words on 5 pages, excluding references) in which you describe the methodological approach tailored to the project you are applying for, highlighting your ideas and strategies to conduct the research, the barriers that you envision as well as your solutions, as well as reflecting on possible ethical and practical challenges of your project;
• Two references, including contact information, that can be consulted;
• Copy of Master diploma and transcripts.

The vacancy is open for internal and external candidates. In case of equal qualifications, internal candidates will be prioritized. Maastricht University is committed to promoting and nurturing a diverse and inclusive community. We believe that diversity in our staff and student population contributes to the quality of research and education at UM, and strive to enable this through inclusive policies and innovative projects led by teams of staff and students. We encourage you to apply for this position. If you are intrigued by our vacancy but uncertain if you are the perfect fit, apply anyway! We welcome all qualified candidates, including minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and those underrepresented in academia. Our consortium values diversity, equity, inclusivity, and complementarity. We believe that diverse perspectives are vital in shaping a societal vision to prevent the erosion of democratic societies governed by the rule of law. Our commitment extends to creating an inclusive environment where mutual respect, equal opportunities, and varied experiences thrive in research, organization, flexibility, training, and community activities. Join us in building a team where every voice matters.

Curious? Are you interested in this exciting position but still have questions? Feel free to contact Dr. Jill Coster van Voorhout, COMCRIM project director and its principal investigator ( [email protected] ) and/or the work package leader Dr. Yarin Eski ( [email protected] ) for more information.

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14 Best universities for Criminology and Criminal Justice in the Netherlands

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Below is a list of best universities in the Netherlands ranked based on their research performance in Criminology and Criminal Justice. A graph of 99K citations received by 7.06K academic papers made by 14 universities in the Netherlands was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

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2. Utrecht University

3. Leiden University

4. Free University Amsterdam

5. Erasmus University Rotterdam

6. Tilburg University

7. University of Groningen

8. Radboud University

9. Maastricht University

10. Wageningen University

11. Delft University of Technology

12. University of Twente

13. Hague University of Applied Sciences

14. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

The best cities to study Criminology and Criminal Justice in the Netherlands based on the number of universities and their ranks are Amsterdam , Utrecht , Leiden , and Rotterdam .

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New PhD Candidates at the Department of Criminology

In September 2019, the Department of Criminology at Erasmus School of Law welcomed two new PhD candidates: Amr Marzouk and Gwendolyn Geuze! We asked them to write a brief introduction on their background and current PhD project.

Gwendolyn Geuze

My name is Gwendolyn Geuze. I am a Dutch-Canadian who, before moving to the Netherlands, studied and worked in British Columbia, Canada. There I obtained my bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, and worked as a research assistant for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ‘E’ Division. In this role I assisted in conducting various (interesting) criminal justice and public safety-related research topics. In the fall of 2018, I moved to the Netherlands to obtain a MSc degree in Criminal Justice at Leiden University. Upon the completion of my degree I started my employment as PhD candidate here at Erasmus University. My PhD research focuses on the perceptions and effects of alternative sanctioning in the Dutch juvenile justice system. I will be using both qualitative and quantitative methods. My main research interests are (integrated) criminological theory, alternatives to detention, juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice, recidivism, mixed methods research, evidence-base crime prevention/reduction, effects of sanctioning, and judicial decision making.

Amr Marzouk My name is Amr Marzouk. I started my PhD in September 2019 studying the governance of cyberspace and cybercrimes in non-western countries. I hold a Bsc in political science from the University of Alexandria, which I followed with a Master in human rights from Ca’foscari University and a Master in Criminology from University of Durham. I worked as a researcher in criminal justice system for a variety of NGOs and universities. My research interests are: cyberspace governance, cyberpolitics, social movements, criminal justice system reform, human rights.

Rotterdam Criminology Blog is also excited to welcome Amr and Gwen as its two newest contributors! We look forward to seeing and hearing about their work in the coming years.

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Kick-off meeting PhDs in Criminology | 1 December

Many PhD candidates in criminology work on the edges of different disciplines: social sciences, humanities, and even natural sciences. Across different institutions they have common needs and interests. By joining forces, we will broaden their educational opportunities. Therefore, from 2024 onwards, we will organize tailormade PhD courses for future criminologists. Our additional goal is to strengthen the community of PhD candidates, starting with this kick-off meeting.

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This afternoon is free of charge, but you do need to register . Friday 1 December 2023, De Boelelaan 1077, Amsterdam. See route description . The NSCR is based on the third floor.

NB The program starts in HG 11A33 at the VU Main Building

13.30 - 14.00   Walk in with coffee & tea 14.00 - 14.15   Welcome by prof. Beate Völker (director NSCR) 14.15 - 15.00   Keynote by prof. Danielle Reynald (Griffith University, Australia) 15.00 - 15.30   Pitches of PhD courses

At the NSCR, Initium Building, 3rd floor

15.30 - 15.45   Coffee & tea 15.45 - 16.15   Meet & greet 16.15 - 17.00   Course fair and inventory of interests 17.00                 Drinks

Prof. Wim Bernasco

Dr steve van de weijer, prof. beate völker.

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4 Elective courses to choose from within this programme

Do you want to understand the role of Mexico in the cocaine trade, why a Dutch multinational dumps waste on an African country, or how human smugglers operate in war zones? Are you curious about phenomena such as Internet fraud, food criminality or mobile banditry? Old and new forms of global crime are rapidly expanding, as are the means to control it. The Netherlands serves both as a major crossroad in the illegal flow of goods, people and services and as a key host for international organisations such as Europol, Greenpeace and the International Criminal Court. Drug trafficking, human trafficking, international terrorism, corruption, environmental harm, financial and corporate crime and conflicts over natural resources all have global dimensions. Tackling these issues requires modern instruments that transcend national boundaries.

The MA in Global Criminology is a one-year Master’s programme that equips students with the knowledge, skills, and understanding required to work with local and global crime issues, crime policies and crime control strategies. The programme offers a multidisciplinary, critical and comparative perspective in criminology, open for students with a BA degree in law, criminology, social sciences, or any other related social discipline such as economy, history or media studies, to name a few.

Developing essential skills

During this programme, you’ll study key issues such as organised and corporate crime, police surveillance, (cyber)security policies or the relation between ethnicity and crime. You will also develop essential skills that will benefit you in both your professional and personal life. You will be able, among other things, to:

• develop good insight into the causes and consequences of local and global crime;
• analyse the behaviour of offenders from different disciplines and perspectives;
• critically assess and evaluate criminal policies and the criminal justice system;
• understand the cultural aspects of criminal phenomena;
• conduct independent criminological research using qualitative research methods and connect the results with criminological theories;
• present research results to an audience of both specialists and non-specialists.

There is a growing demand for qualified researchers, legal practitioners and policy makers who can address these and comparable issues. Are you a multidisciplinary expert or criminologist who wants to make a significant contribution to the field? Are you someone who wants to work in the field of law and social reform – or any sector dealing with growing forms of local and global crime control? Do you want to be part of a Master’s programme with students from different continents? Then the MA in Global Criminology at Utrecht University is the right choice for you!

Distinctive education

The MA in Global Criminology is an English-taught programme that consists of small-scale, interactive, and intensive courses. During the course of your studies, you will learn a wide range of qualitative research methods, including ethnography, open interviews, visual and digital methods. This Master's differs in many respects from comparable programmes offered by other Dutch universities. The latter are often taught in Dutch, admit large groups of students, focus on single issues, or are dominated by mainstream approaches and quantitative research methods. In contrast, our Master’s programme offers you:

• a small-scale programme with intensive personal contact between staff and students; 
• a broader scope than that of single-issue master’s programmes (e.g. on international crimes or conflict studies); 
• a critical view on global crime issues and dominant criminological approaches; 
• a strong focus on the cultural dimensions of crime;
• international staff with strong expertise in organised crime, crimes of the powerful, green and cultural criminology, digital security and qualitative research methods; 
• training in various research methods with a strong emphasis on qualitative research techniques, including ethnography, interviews, and visual and online methods; 
• a focus on the specific role of the Netherlands in the fields of drugs (and drug policies), human rights (international courts and tribunals), and illicit trade; 
• a wide range of opportunities to conduct research or to participate in internships abroad; 
• staff that maintain a large network of international contacts, particularly in Latin America and South and Eastern Europe; and
• excursions, study trips, and expert guest lecturers with a strong international orientation.

I have been teaching Criminology in the Netherlands for the last 20 years, and I find the MA at Utrecht the most critical, innovative and internationally oriented of its kind. Dr Damián Zaitch

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Utrecht is more than just a well-established classical university: it is a vibrant town where Dutch history, a cosmopolitan population, and an active student network meet. Every year, students from all over the world come to Utrecht and have the experience of a lifetime. Why not join them!

Utrecht University Heidelberglaan 8 3584 CS Utrecht The Netherlands Tel. +31 (0)30 253 35 50

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USF students had an unforgettable experience in the Netherlands with Department of Criminology Professor Joan Reid, PhD, LMHC , and Assistant Instructor Amber Oderinde, MS . During their 10-day study abroad trip, they explored Dutch perspectives and responses to social issues.

Students visited The Hague and Amsterdam, visiting with local practitioners and hearing from Dutch scholars in the fields of human trafficking and restorative justice. They also visited the International Criminal Court, the Peace Palace, and the United Nations Residual Mechanism for the former Yugoslavia, and gained appreciation for the important role these and other institutions play in settling international disputes and responding to war crimes, genocide, crimes of aggression, and crimes against humanity. 

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