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Department of Criminology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).
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CRIS-onderzoeker Lars Breuls werd geïnterviewd in De Standaard over de recente toename van hongerstakingen in gesloten terugkeercentra in België.

👇Lees het artikel hier: www.standaard.be/binnenland/f...
Forse stijging van aantal hongerstakers in gesloten terugkeercentra: “Vaak de enige manier om wanhoop uit te drukken”
In 2024 gingen 166 mensen in gesloten terugkeercentra in hongerstaking, dat is een flinke stijging ten opzichte van de voorgaande twee jaar. Tegelijk is er nog altijd weinig zicht en controle op hoe het er in die centra precies aan toegaat.
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January 21, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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We proudly present the new open access issue of Criminological Encounters "Towards a global criminology of war", containing articles, opinion pieces, a forum on Palestine and Gaza, interviews and an art intervention.

👇Read the issue here
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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2025): We must persist! Towards a Global Criminology of War | Criminological Encounters
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January 15, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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📢 Job alert

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher (quantitative research track) to join the ERC-funded project CAGED – Ageing in the Carceral Environment: The Existential Dimensions

📅 Application deadline: 1 February 2026

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Postdoc researcher ERC project CAGED: Ageing in the Carceral Environment: The Existential Dimensions
Postdoc researcher ERC project CAGED: Ageing in the Carceral Environment: The Existential Dimensions
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January 9, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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📢 Job alert

We are looking for a PhD candidate (qualitative research track) within the ERC-funded project CAGED – Ageing in the Carceral Environment: The Existential Dimensions

📅 Application deadline: 1 February 2026

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Doctoraatsbeurs ERC-project CAGED
Doctoraatsbeurs ERC-project CAGED
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January 9, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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Het PUNI-jaarverslag is er!

In dit verslag brengen we een overzicht van onze lopende en afgeronde onderzoeksprojecten, publicaties en andere activiteiten waarmee penologie-onderzoekers het afgelopen jaar naar buiten traden.

👇Lees het hier
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PUNI Jaarverslag (2025)
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January 8, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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📢 We’re excited to announce the upcoming two-day international seminar “𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵–𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀” on 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟵 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 at the Learning & Innovation Center (VUB–ULB) in Brussels.

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Decolonizing Criminology: Promoting South–South Dialogues
Decolonizing Criminology: Promoting South–South Dialogues is a two-day international seminar that invites scholars, students, practitioners, and the wider public to critically examine how
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November 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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👏 CRiS researcher Lucas Melgaço was awarded the academic title of Special Visiting Professor in Santa Clara (Cuba), in recognition of his longstanding collaboration with the Central University “Marta Abreu” of Las Villas (UCLV).
November 13, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Online first: Here is the new article of Rob White in Criminological Encounters.

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The Ecocidal Destruction of Palestine | Criminological Encounters
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October 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Online first: Here is the new opinion piece of Lambros Fatsis in Criminological Encounters.

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Science Without Conscience. Or How a Criminology Conference Bared the Discipline’s Dead Soul | Criminological Encounters
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October 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Online first: Here is the new article of Juneseo Hwang in Criminological Encounters.

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The Criminalisation of War Starts Here: Activism against Arms Industry in South Korea | Criminological Encounters
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October 17, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Online first: Here is the new opinion piece of Mehrdad Emami and Paola Rivetti in Criminological Encounters.

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Liberating the Women of Iran: The Regime Change Industry, Women’s Rights and Imperial Wars | Criminological Encounters
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October 9, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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CRiS onderzoeker An-Sofie Vanhouche gaf gisteren duiding bij het voorstel om een gevangenis te huren in Albanië of Kosovo.

👇 Beluister het interview hier: www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

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Kunnen gevangenissen in het buitenland een (snelle) oplossing bieden voor de overbevolking in België? | VRT NWS: nieuws
Een gevangenis in Kosovo of Albanië gebruiken om gedetineerden in op te sluiten, zoals onze regering onderzoekt, is een werk van lange adem. Dat zegt criminologieprofessor An-Sofie Vanhouche (VUB). Ze...
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October 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Last week, two CRiS researchers participated in the CEP Probation International Training School on Core Correctional Skills to gain insights for their scientific follow-up of the RNR project in the lap of the Flemish Houses of Justice.

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International Training School on Core Correctional School 2025
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October 6, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Online first: Here is the new article of Iva Ramuš Cvetkovič in Criminological Encounters.

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If machines could speak: What can the AI-powered technologies used in Gaza tell us about Israel’s genocidal intent? | Criminological Encounters
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October 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Online first: Here is the new opinion piece of Hacer Bahar and Halil Ibrahim Bahar in Criminological Encounters.

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Marginalisation, Hate Speeches and Criminalisation of Syrians Under Temporary Protection in Turkey | Criminological Encounters
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September 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Online first: Here is the new article of Brunilda Pali and Polly Pallister-Wilkins in Criminological Encounters.

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From police violence to (self) censorship: Mapping the continuum of criminalization of student-led Palestine solidarity activism in the Netherlands | Criminological Encounters
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September 18, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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We are pleased to invite you to the 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 of CRiS-researcher Elias Woodbridge's doctoral thesis in Social Sciences ‘𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦? 𝘈𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘨𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘮 𝘔𝘦𝘯'𝘴 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴'

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PUBLIC DOCTORAL DEFENCE: ELIAS WOODBRIDGE
We are pleased to invite you to the 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 of CRiS-researcher Elias Woodbridge's doctoral thesis in Social Sciences ‘𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦? 𝘈𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘨𝘪𝘢𝘯
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September 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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In een recent interview reflecteert Werner Van Herle, alumnus van de opleiding Criminologie aan de VUB en afdelingshoofd veiligheid en preventie van Stad Mechelen, over zijn studententijd en professionele carrière.

👇Bekijk hier het interview: www.vub.be/nl/nieuws/va...

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Van VUB naar veiligheidsbeleid: Alumnus Werner Van Herle
“Wij zoeken naar oplossingen om de veiligheid in onze stad op lange termijn te garanderen”
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September 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Last week, CRiS joined the #Eurocrim conference, sharing research on topics from palliative care in prisons to restorative justice, risk management, surveillance, and more. Special thanks to our researchers who helped draft and support a motion against complicity in Israeli atrocity crimes. #crimsky
September 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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We are eager to announce that CRiS researcher Randy Haers will be defending his doctoral thesis in Criminological Sciences, titled: ‘𝗩𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘃𝗼𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗻: 𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘇𝗼𝗲𝗸 𝗻𝗮𝗮𝗿 𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗮𝗻𝗽𝗮𝗸 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗶𝘁.' on the 27th of August.
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PUBLIC DOCTORAL DEFENCE: RANDY HAERS
We are eager to announce that Randy Haers will be defending his doctoral thesis in Criminological Sciences titled: ‘Van SAMEN werken naar impactvol werken: een actieonderzoek naar een evidence-based
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August 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀?

👇 Read the latest article by CRiS researchers Lorenz Pardon, Emilie Gossye, Kristel Beyens and An-Sofie Vanhouche.

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July 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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Read here the latest article by Sabrina Puddu and CRiS-researcher An-Sofie Vanhouche "𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙆𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙨: 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙆𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜", in the new edited volume "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙁𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙝𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣", edited by Kevin Wong and Julie Parsons.

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The Role of Food in Resettlement and Rehabilitation: Good Food and Good Lives
Exploring the role of food in enabling people with convictions to live a “good life”, this book examines the tangible ways in which growing food, cooking, and eating together has the potential to be b...
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July 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Online first: Here is the new article of Lucrezia Selva Curreri and Justin Piché in Criminological Encounters.

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The Megaphone in Genocidal Times: On the Sonic Silencing and Illegalization of (Amplified) Political Dissent and Resistance | Criminological Encounters
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July 4, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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New publication alert! 💡 Widening the net of immigration control: an analysis of Belgium’s assertive return policy: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies www.tandfonline.com/doi/metrics/... #migration #AVR #voluntaryreturn #softpower #returnpolicy
Widening the net of immigration control: an analysis of Belgium’s assertive return policy: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies: Vol 0, No 0
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June 18, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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CRiS-onderzoeker Sofie De Kimpe was gisteren te zien in het late journaal van VRT NWS om haar expertise te delen over de politieopleiding naar aanleiding van het overlijden van de 11-jarige Fabian bij een politieachtervolging.

👇 Herbekijk het fragment hier: www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

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Te weinig training voor crisismomenten en rapporten die blijven liggen: criminologe over problemen bij politie na overlijden Fabian (11) | VRT NWS: nieuws
Rapporten van het Comité P die geen opvolging krijgen, te weinig training voor agenten om om te gaan met crisismomenten en wantrouwen tussen burgers en politie. Die problemen haalt criminologe Sofie D...
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June 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM