Marieke Liem
Marieke Liem runs the Violence Research Initiative at Leiden University, which combines expertise in violence research to help inform public policy and pave the way for violence prevention. A graduate of University of Cambridge in the U.K., she has conducted research on homicide in various countries, and is currently chairing the European Homicide Research Group. Her research interests involve interpersonal violence, with specific research projects on domestic homicide, homicide by the mentally ill, homicide followed by suicide, the effects confinement on violent offenders, and international comparative research in lethal violence.
Paul Nieuwbeerta
Paul Nieuwbeerta is full Professor of Criminology at the Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology of Leiden University. He is also professor at the Department of Sociology of Utrecht University. He teaches courses in the Criminology bachelor program and the various Criminology master programs in Leiden. His research is part of the research programme Criminal Justice: Legitimacy, Accountability, and Effectivity of the Faculty of Law of Leiden University. He is involved in several research projects, including the Criminal Career and Life course Study (CCLS), Homicide in the Nederlands and the Prison Project.
Paul Smit
Paul Smit currently works at the Research and Documentation Centre of the Dutch Ministry of Justice, where he conducts research on various types of crime, including homicide. He is one of the authors of the European Sourcebook of Crime and Justice Statistics.
Marieke Liem runs the Violence Research Initiative at Leiden University, which combines expertise in violence research to help inform public policy and pave the way for violence prevention. A graduate of University of Cambridge in the U.K., she has conducted research on homicide in various countries, and is currently chairing the European Homicide Research Group. Her research interests involve interpersonal violence, with specific research projects on domestic homicide, homicide by the mentally ill, homicide followed by suicide, the effects confinement on violent offenders, and international comparative research in lethal violence.
Paul Nieuwbeerta
Paul Nieuwbeerta is full Professor of Criminology at the Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology of Leiden University. He is also professor at the Department of Sociology of Utrecht University. He teaches courses in the Criminology bachelor program and the various Criminology master programs in Leiden. His research is part of the research programme Criminal Justice: Legitimacy, Accountability, and Effectivity of the Faculty of Law of Leiden University. He is involved in several research projects, including the Criminal Career and Life course Study (CCLS), Homicide in the Nederlands and the Prison Project.
Paul Smit
Paul Smit currently works at the Research and Documentation Centre of the Dutch Ministry of Justice, where he conducts research on various types of crime, including homicide. He is one of the authors of the European Sourcebook of Crime and Justice Statistics.