The Dutch police has noticed that in cases of honour-based violence often people are involved that might suffer from some form of trauma. Over the last years the police has dealt with cases from, for example, refugees that have fled from with war infected regions. Next to that, the road to the north of Europe was also involved with serious safety issues. Therefore the police works together with specialists in the treatment of trauma. In this article some frequently encountered misunderstandings about trauma are described, illustrated with cases of honour-based violence. The first misunderstanding is that all trauma is PTSS; the second is that PTSD explains all the mis happenings in an individual’s life; the third misunderstanding is that EMDR is the effective treatment for all sorts of trauma.

Cooperation by professionals dealing with cases of stalking by former partners is complex. First and foremost professionals should focus on a shared ambition in order to stop stalking. But in order to achieve that goal partners in safety and security should be in the clear regarding practical matters: how do they consult each other? What appointments are made? How is invested in the development of a mutual relationship and the understanding of each other’s tasks?

In het EBI-arrest en het Groningse aardbevingsschade-arrest zet de Hoge Raad nader uiteen onder welke voorwaarden er een aanspraak bestaat op immateriële schadevergoeding ex art. 6:106 lid 1 onder b BW vanwege een bijzondere normschending. In deze bijdrage wordt de stand van zaken weergegeven.

A series of imperfections in the CISG touching upon various areas are laid out thereby prompting the question of whether the Convention ought to be reformed. Two possibilities, namely supplementing the CISG with additional hard law instruments and drafting a new convention, i.e. CISG 2.0 are discussed and evaluated.

There is casuistry, where on the one hand it is the turn of the professionals from the investigation, enforcement and prosecution and on the other hand the turn of the social workers from the social domain. This is the case, for example, when domestic violence occurs in circles that are also involved in organized crime. In theory it is possible that the professionals involved work together, but it is also not impossible that they will get into each other’s waters because they have a different vision of the problem to be tackled and, of course, also have to fulfill other roles and tasks based on their positions. A professional must be able to handle complex situations of this kind.

Gender as a construct has been introduced into criminology half a century ago and has contributed to an understanding of the relation between gender and violence. Therefore, when improving resilience of professionals encountering violent behaviour, gender might be an important construct to take into account. We know from the literature that men and women do not experience victimization and perpetration in the same way but at the same time there are some blind spots with regard to male victimization and female perpetration. Increasing resilience against violence is only possible when we do not automatically use gender stereotyping in understanding and reducing violence.

In this exploratory contribution, the central question is what will happen to students when they leave school and start looking for a job in security care. Three developments are addressed in this context: firstly, there are organizational changes: the municipal level has become increasingly important; in the second place, the complexity of the casuistry with which professionals are confronted is highlighted, and in the third place attention is paid to undesirable behavior with which professionals may be confronted while performing their work. What do these aspects mean for the resilience of the upcoming professional and the preparation for working life during training?

Violence in the name of honour has an ancient ring to it. But honour codes tend to be very flexible: cyber-space has given a new dimension to honour-related violence. Images and messages that are perceived as violations of honour also pass through social media. Unfortunately these stings on the good name of the family are quite difficult to remove. In this contribution is explained how violations of honour occur on the internet. Next to that will be described how currently in the Netherlands criminal law especially regarding vice is being adapted in order to deal with phenomena like sexting and sextortion. What are the consequences of these changes for dealing with modern forms of the violation of family honour?

In The Netherlands not much attention has been paid towards the relationship between domestic violence and organized crime. In this contribution the question is addressed why this is. One of the answers is that there is doubt about the moral status of the victim of organized crime: it assumed that the victim has benefited from the proceedings of organized crime. When domestic violence and involvement with organized crime by one of the family members come together, the case becomes more complex and difficult to deal with. For that reason professionals and researchers should pay more attention to the overlap of both phenomena.

Alternatieve financieringsvormen voor MKB-ondernemingen staan de laatste jaren volop in de belangstelling. In dit artikel komen de (nieuwe) mogelijkheden voor MKB-ondernemingen om financiering ‘op te halen’ aan bod. Er wordt ingegaan op het uitgeven van obligaties via een MTF-platform, via het ‘MKB-groeimarktregime’ en via een beleggingsonderneming. Daarbij wordt ook ingegaan op de praktische haalbaarheid daarvan. Denk daarbij aan de (doorlopende) verplichtingen (en de naleving daarvan), lasten en kosten voor MKB-ondernemingen.

Criminological literature shows that criminals involved in organized crime benefit from positive images in the media. By opening a hospital or donating funds for the development of a football field they try to present themselves in a cordial way and as good citizens to the public. Using the media to present themselves as animal lovers is a very effective manner to go for public admiration and sympathy. In this contribution is investigated how this mechanism works and why it is so effective.

In this contribution is explained what the researchers have learned from developing a course for professionals regarding recognizing signs of radicalization among youngsters. Giving this training has given us insight into the knowledge and expertise that professionals possess. The participants in our training were all enthusiastic and competent professionals. The will to support these young people and their families is great. But we have also encountered some bottlenecks: there is not sufficient time to maintain contacts with informal networks and next to that we have noticed that professionals are often insecure, meaning that they don’t know how to handle a case and/or who to contact for further advice or another form of help in dealing with these cases. As a consequence professionals might feel isolated and left behind within the institutions that they are working in. For the future we would like to see that this problem of what in The Netherlands is referred to as ‘professional loneliness’ is addressed.

In het voorjaar 2018 heeft het Gerecht in eerste aanleg van Sint Maarten een aantal belangwekkende uitspraken gedaan op het gebied van het fiscale strafrecht. Dit is de eerste keer dat in het Caribisch deel van het Koninkrijk een strafvervolging wordt ingesteld voor zuivere belastingfraude (zonder combinatie met een commuun delict). In de jurisprudentie wordt een nieuw uitgangspunt geformuleerd. In deze annotatie gaan wij in op de meest in het oog springende punten uit de acht uitspraken.

Afschaffing van de schorsing van de voorlopige hechtenis leidt niet tot het doel dat de wetgever zegt met de wijziging voor ogen te hebben. Het effect zou in veel gevallen zelfs kunnen zijn dat de nadruk meer komt te liggen op daadwerkelijke vrijheidsbeneming en minder op vrijheidsbeperking. Een ander gevaar dat dreigt is dat gemakkelijk tot onnodige vrijheidsbeperkende maatregelen wordt overgegaan. Ook kunnen vraagtekens worden geplaatst bij de effectiviteit van de vrijheidsbeperkende maatregelen als er voor de verdachte geen concreet zicht is op vrijheidsbeneming. Deze averechtse effecten kunnen niet de bedoeling van de wetgever zijn en kunnen worden voorkomen.

This is the third chronicle on the relationship between police and science. This contribution focusses on the Strategic Research Agenda for the Police 2015-2019. For researchers who would like to do research for or with regard to the police, it is important to understand the functions of this agenda and it’s thematic priorities. Every four years the Research Agenda will be recalibrated under the authority of the minister of Justice and Security. A first evaluation is being prepared. The Research Agenda 2015-2019 underlines the importance of the transfer of research outcomes into police practice and police education.