Protest against refugees: breeding ground for the extreme right?

Reactions in Western Europe towards the current refugee crisis raises the question whether the crisis wil serve as a breeding ground for right-wing extremist violence or even terrorism.

Jelle van Buuren • November 02, 2015

The Copycat Effect among Homicide-Suicides: Fact or Fiction?

It is tempting to ascribe atrocious acts like homicide-suicide to the inspirational power of mass communication. Research points out that other factors are more influential though.

Marieke Liem and Natascha van Keeken • October 19, 2015

Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet Wins the Nobel Peace Prize 2015

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2015 is to be awarded to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet.

Edwin Bakker • October 09, 2015

‘After release’: Studying reintegration of former jihadist detainees

The release of (former) jihadists from prison is not the end of a process but rather the start of a next phase: it could be the beginning of a successful societal reintegration but also the start of a (new) cycle of violence.

Daan Weggemans • September 28, 2015

Lone perpetrators. To what extent are school shooters and lone wolf terrorists comparable?

At first glance, school shooters and lone wolves have quite a bit in common. If so, policy transfer is viable between detecting and preventing lone wolves and school shooters. Research suggests that both groups are only comparable superficially.

Jan Leenaars • September 25, 2015

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

Large “Jihad court case” started in The Netherlands

On September 7, 2015, the long-awaited court case against 10 individuals in the so-called ‘Context-case’ started. This is one of the largest terrorism trials ever held in the country. Why is this case important?

Edwin Bakker and Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn • September 07, 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

Decentralized Traffic Control: Can citizens be trusted to define automotive security?

Since the inception of the automobile, centralized authority governing road side security was largely kept out of the hands of citizens. However, with new smart-phone applications and social media, users are re-innovating their roles in motorway safety.

John Sabou • August 24, 2015