In het medisch tuchtrecht, zoals neergelegd in de Wet BIG, beoordeelt het tuchtcollege of een zorgverlener volgens de (medisch) professionele standaard heeft gehandeld. Het wettelijk tuchtrecht is bedoeld om de kwaliteit van de individuele beroepsuitoefening te bevorderen en te bewaken.
Oswald Nunes en ChiChi de Haan beschrijven de tuchtrechtelijke procedure en gaan daarbij ook in op recente wijzigingen in het tuchtrecht.

Since the beginning of 2020 mediation in penal cases (mediation in strafzaken) has officially become the preferred intervention for victim-offender mediation in the criminal procedure in the Netherlands. Although mediation in general has a sound theoretical framework, the methodological elaboration appears pluriform and somewhat limited. In practice mediators in penal cases operate conform their own personal and professional standards and preferences, apparently without tailor made methodology. This article describes the current methodological directions such as transformative or narrative mediation and seeks for useful references. As a part of restorative practice, mediation in penal cases seems to remain secluded from insights and methodology developed in the domain of restorative justice practices. Educational institutes providing trainings for mediators barely refer to this theoretical framework. Besides a methodological reconnaissance this article offers a fundamental comparison of mediation styles and interventions, but is above all an incentive to further methodological research and development.

In this contribution, the authors take stock of the many diverse restorative justice programs that have been implemented in many countries, worldwide, over the past twenty years, and that have involved a number of problems. They also discuss a number of new developments and areas of concern, including victim participation, the relationship with common law, cases of serious crime and the role of the community. The authors hope the new UNODC Handbook on Restorative Justice Programmes to be as successful as the previous edition in promoting new ways to apply restorative justice principles in criminal matters and helping practitioners benefit from each other’s experience.

Hesdy Gerges is a heavyweight kickboxer whose career was interrupted because of his involvement in an cocaine transport. This article is analyzes the biography of this top fighter, describing the macro context of an expanding market for full-contact martial arts, the meso level of the gym and its relation to the criminal milieu, and the fighter and his body on the micro level. Hesdy is used to set an example, and since it takes more than seven years to reach a verdict, the impact on his private life and his career as a fighter is large. The study is based on participant observation and 33 interviews, twenty of which with the protagonist.

Sexually transgressive behavior occurs in all sections of society, including sports. That includes behavior from making sexual comments to rape. A risk factor is the culture that can prevail in sports, also known as a disruptive culture. There is normalization of deviant behavior. The top sport culture is particularly vulnerable to unacceptable behavior. In this article we will consider the phenomenon of grooming by the coach – the conscious and movement that induce the minor to engage in sexual contact. Within top sport, the opportunity for (sexually) transgressive behavior will be the determining factor. While grooming in recreational or recreational sport is often by isolating (vulnerable) children from the group, grooming can occur in top sport because of the intensity of the relationship, which is in any case of a more closed nature and can be strengthened by the strong performance-oriented top sport culture. In both cases, an alert, open environment is necessary to create a safe sports climate.

The focus of this article is on the role that football agents play in the world of professional football. Their role has also been associated with criminal activities such as money laundering, tax evasion, corruption and the exploitation of under-age players. The article pays attention to recent developments in the world of football and the shady business practices in relation to the transfer of football players. Moreover, the article addresses the self-image of football agents and raises the question whether they should take more responsibility themselves in containing fraud and money laundering in the world of football.

Het stelsel van jeugdbescherming krijgt veel aandacht. In dit artikel wordt specifiek stilgestaan bij innovatie, de totstandkoming hiervan en hoe deze innovatie leidt tot overwegingen voor een volgende stap richting de toekomst van jeugd- en gezinsbescherming.

Centraal in het Beter Wetgeven-beleid van de EU staat de verbetering van de kwaliteit van wetgevingsprocessen. Is er daarnaast aanleiding om de kwaliteit van de inhoud van Europese wetgeving te verbeteren? Beter Wetgeven omvat ook nu al inhoudelijke elementen. Via het evenredigheidsbeginsel worden bijvoorbeeld lidstatelijke belangen beschermd. Andere elementen, zoals de keuze voor de rechtshandeling en de keuze om regelgevende bevoegdheden aan de Commissie of de Raad te delegeren, zijn veel minder systematisch uitgewerkt. Dat geldt ook voor de wijze waarop grondrechten in de EU-wetgeving tot uitdrukking komen.

In de voorliggende zaak, waarin een boete is opgelegd vanwege het niet in overeenstemming met het werkplan op een veilige wijze verwijderen van asbest, meende de onderneming dat aan haar voorman de cautie had moeten worden gegeven omdat hij leiding gaf aan de werkzaamheden. De Afdeling houdt echter vast aan haar rechtspraak dat het zwijgrecht van een rechtspersoon uitsluitend toekomt aan haar bestuurders. Mocht de voorman zelf worden beboet als feitelijk leidinggever of als normadressaat, dan zouden zijn verklaringen alleen uitgesloten hoeven te worden van het bewijs tegen hem.

In deze bijdrage staat centraal de oplegging van bestuurlijk boetes aan overheden, in het bijzonder door de privacytoezichthouder: welke mogelijkheden en beperkingen kent het Nederlands recht hiervoor in algemene zin, welke mogelijkheden en beperkingen golden en gelden in het bijzonder voor de Nederlandse privacytoezichthouder en in hoeverre heeft deze toezichthouder in het recente en verdere verleden boetes aan overheden opgelegd.

Internationally the term ‘violence against women’ has been coined. In the Netherlands is referred to ‘violence in relations of dependency’. GREVIO has critiqued Dutch government for their ‘gender neutral’ approach towards intimate violence, amongst other things by using the term ‘violence in relations of dependency’ instead of ‘violence against women’. This contribution offers a critical analysis of GREVIO’s point of view regarding Dutch policies on domestic violence.

The contribution of sport to reintegrating offenders receives limited attention, both in science and in the practice of probation and the prison system. From the perspective of desistance, this literature study concluded that sport can contribute to the development of individual capital, social capital and an alternative identity. However, the effect of sport is not necessarily positive. There are risks of negative influence or the reinforcement of problem behaviour. In counselling offenders, sport should be combined with other interventions to reduce recidivism. A personalized approach is required, based on the risk-need-responsivity model.

This article is a summary of the recently published study of Defence for Children - ECPAT: Sentencing of Sexual Exploitation of Minors: an analysis. The aim of the research was to provide insight into the penalties imposed in 2015-2019 in cases involving the sexual exploitation (human trafficking) of child victims. Another aim was to gain a better understanding of how the sentence was determined. A total of 145 convictions were analysed. This article first describes (the reason for) the research. Subsequently, the crime of human trafficking is briefly discussed. The findings of the analysis are then presented in a summarized version. Finally, the conclusion and recommendations follow.

Traditionally, the mayor has an important role as a citizen’s father and as a maintainer of public order. In the context of the so-called ‘undermining’ criminality, the mayor has been increasingly empowered with new legal instruments to combat undermining criminality. Some mayors see themselves as a sheriff. However, in the Dutch Municipal Act, the mayor only has a task of maintaining the public order. How does this task relate to combating undermining criminality? What is the role of the mayor in the combat of undermining criminality? Nowadays, there is no legal basis in the Dutch Municipal Act to equip the mayor with crime-fighting duties. This article proposes to equip the mayor with a legal duty as a crime fighter.