Op wie rust de kwalitatieve aansprakelijkheid voor gebrekkige zaken en dieren die worden gebruikt door zelfstandige hulppersonen? Hoewel ons economische verkeer zich in toenemende mate kenmerkt door flexibele (arbeids)relaties, heeft deze vraag nog niet veel aandacht genoten. Aan de hand van een bespreking van art. 6:181 BW wordt de opgeworpen vraag aan een beschouwing onderworpen.

The Life In Custody-study is a large scale, prospective panel study, aimed to examine the quality of prison life in The Netherlands. This paper describes the LIC-study by giving a detailed overview of the data collection procedure, and strategies to optimize response, and presents the first nationwide results on prison climate in The Netherlands. Results show that the data collection procedures utilized were successful in obtaining a high response rate (which was an exceptional 81%) and reaching a representative group of prisoners. Furthermore, results show that the perceptions of prison climate vary across prison regimes, and to a lesser extent across age groups and time spent in detention.

In 2016 an independent review into a deadly ex-partner stalking case¹xEenhoorn Commission. (2016). Conclusies en aanbevelingen: Onderzoeksrapport TweeSteden. identified a number of structural problems in the police’s approach to stalking cases. Police struggle to accurately and effectively assess and respond to stalking cases because of several reasons. Police often fail to identify stalking by focusing too much on single incidents, missing the pattern of behaviours that constitute stalking. Investigations also focus on the criminal offence of stalking, with police waiting to take action until a particular threshold is reached. There is a lack of knowledge about stalking in general and risk factors associated with stalking in particular, which means the victim’s safety can be at stake if adequate security measures are not taken. These findings led to the development of a new structured response to ex-partner stalking cases, which consists of an automated query, case screening and prioritisation with the SASH²xMcEwan, T. E., Strand, S., MacKenzie, R. D., & James, D. V. (2015). Screening Assessment for Stalking and Harassment (SASH)., case management together with partner agencies and improved training for police officers who are handling stalking cases. Victim safety must always be the first priority.

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• * Bianca Voerman en Cleo Brandt zijn beiden recherchepsycholoog bij de Landelijke Eenheid van de Nationale Politie.

• 1 Eenhoorn Commission. (2016). Conclusies en aanbevelingen: Onderzoeksrapport TweeSteden.

• 2 McEwan, T. E., Strand, S., MacKenzie, R. D., & James, D. V. (2015). Screening Assessment for Stalking and Harassment (SASH).

Intimate partner homicide (IPH) constitutes one of the most prevalent types of homicide. This study aims to assess the nature and prevalence of intimate partner homicide in the Netherlands in the period 2009-2014. In doing so, we make use of police data, court data, and media articles. Findings show that IPH occurs 29 times per year, resulting in a victimization rate of 0.20 per 100,000, similar to other Western-European countries. Our results further show a decline in IPH in the last years. IPH in the Netherlands mostly occurs in heterosexual relationships, and involves male perpetrators and female victims. Finally, we reflect on possible causes for the decline of this type of homicide.

Thans is een belangrijke wetgevingsoperatie gaande, waarbij het Wetboek van Strafvordering wordt herzien. Opmerkelijk genoeg wordt in de vaststellingswetten op geen enkele wijze aandacht besteed aan de keuze tussen bestuurlijke en strafrechtelijke handhaving. Om het una via-beginsel een plaats te geven in het nieuwe Wetboek van Strafvordering wordt voorgesteld om het bepaalde in artikel 243, tweede lid, Sv, te transponeren naar artikel 3.1.4, vijfde lid, van het nieuwe Wetboek van Strafvordering.

Op basis van de uitgangspunten van de wetgever met betrekking tot het gemoderniseerde Wetboek van Strafvordering wordt onderzocht in hoeverre de wetgever zich houdt aan de gepostuleerde uitgangspunten van de modernisering. De wetgever wenst thans de bijzondere strafwetgeving niet te integreren in het moderniseringsproces. Dat zal later per wet moeten worden gedaan, waartegen moet worden gewaakt. Advies aan de wetgever luidt dat met het oog op consistentie, structuur en grondbeginselen van strafvorderlijke wetgeving reeds thans de bijzondere wetgeving in het gemoderniseerde wetboek zal moeten worden ‘ingeweven’.

De auteur bespreekt in haar artikel de reikwijdte van de verplichte WAM-dekking en de recente arresten van de Hoge Raad en het Hof van Justitie van de EU over de afbakening van het begrip verkeersdeelname bij voertuigen met ook een werktuigfunctie.

Annotatie bij HR 13 april 2018, ECLI:NL:HR:2018:601 (Shaken baby). In dit arrest geeft de Hoge Raad uitleg aan de opzetclausule die sinds 2000 in de AVP gehanteerd wordt. Gekeken wordt naar de invloed van de geestesstoornis op de toepassing van de opzetuitsluiting en er wordt een vergelijking getrokken met het strafrecht.

This article reports briefly on research into the relationship between Twitter use by community police officers and citizens’ perceived safety. To this end, multiple relevant determinants of safety perceptions were included in the study: assessment of objective safety, perceptions of quality of life and social capital, risk perception and opinion on the police. The use of Twitter proved to have a modest, yet significant impact: followers on Twitter report a lower assessment of objective safety and a more positive opinion on the police. No direct, significant relation was found between the use of Twitter by the neighbourhood police officer and citizens’ perceived safety.

Three cases of sexual violence with two teenagers and one young woman as dead victims have put – besides the indescribable sufferings of themselves, their families, friends and acquaintances – a heavy burden on Dutch collective memories of the year 2017. Dutch society commiserated on a massive scale: volunteers helped searching, thousands united in silent marches and more than 400 thousand citizens signed an online petition that emotionally called for a firm revision of the ‘failing justice system’. In this article we explore the deeper social, personal and cultural elements that gave media messages their strong emotional impact in Dutch society.

While media coverage supports citizens in exercising their democratic rights, developments in the media have turned organizations into glass houses. In this article we investigate what media attention and subsequent public reactions after incidents mean for social professionals who work with the so-called ‘hard-to- reach’. We draw on a practical example, literature and interviews. Media attention turns out to affect the public image of organizations and professionals and consecutively alters the long term public judgment. This results in professionals feeling powerless, unrecognized and pressurized. Professionals adopt different strategies to deal with the effects of media attention: resignation, defensiveness, caution and organizational blame.

Police and prosecution can appeal to the public for information to further their case. This requires a balancing exercise between the rights of the suspect (and other people involved), specifically the right to privacy and the interest of criminal investigations. Appeals for information and wanted notices require a medium as well. Also, in order for the appeal to be effective, other (news)media need to publish the appeal as well: it needs to be newsworthy and attractive for the public intended. Based on deskresearch, this article describes how an ever-changing media landscape and different media revolutions affect the appeals for information.