Homicide Drops to All-Time Low Homicides in the Netherlands are at the lowest point in over twenty years. None of the classic predictors seem to fit the levels and trends of homicide though. Marieke Liem and Nikki Leissner • September 15, 2015
What Service Design Can Offer the Emergency Service Sector The public sector is buzzing with talk of service design as a promising approach to creating and improving citizen-friendly public services. Emergency services are among many public organizations that could benefit from what service design has to offer. Megan Anderson • August 31, 2015
Whether ISIS is losing the war The Islamic State (of Iraq and Syria) seems to be withdrawing, but it is too soon to conclude that it is losing the war. Wietse van den Berge • August 05, 2015
EFRIM sets the agenda for further cooperation among European emergency services The EFRIM-initiative for further cooperation presents a promising first step in addressing many of the current challenges the emergency services sector face. Megan Anderson • July 13, 2015
First results PEMP project published! The first results of the “Policing European Metropolises project” (PEMP) that Elke Devroe launched in April 2013 are now published. Elke Devroe • June 29, 2015
Police Web-design and Branding As police departments step into the 21st century, should they adopt the swanky web designs and branding campaigns of the private sector or stay within their humble, public service means? Megan Anderson • June 01, 2015
Plural policing in comparative perspective Emprirical data suggest a completely different situation regarding plural policing than universally accepted theories which are based upon the situation in Great-Britain Elke Devroe • May 11, 2015
The sky's the limit for non-lethal drone applications As with other dual-use technologies, non-lethal drone applications are increasingly becoming both a cause for concern and an exciting area of development. Megan Anderson • May 01, 2015
Renewed struggle for Muslim identity can lead to sectarian violence in the Netherlands The sectarian tensions among Sunni and Shia Muslims has the potential of spilling over from the Middle East to other countries. Lisa Heintzbergen • April 06, 2015
