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Creativity and Effectiveness in the Use of Electronic Monitoring: A Case Study of Five European Jurisdictions Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The use of electronic monitoring (EM) has grown rapidly in the European Union and elsewhere and is likely to continue to do so but knowledge about its operation and its potential to provide a humane, credible and effective alternative to imprisonment is limited. The research on which this report is based was carried out in five jurisdictions in Europe (Belgium, England and Wales, Germany, the Netherlands and Scotland) which deploy EM in ...
Kuifje in wonderland: the penological travels of Tom Vander Beken Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Review van het boek 'Howardreizen' van Tom Vander Beken
Message from Brussel, a city under terror attack Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Editoriaal over de terroristische aanslagen in Parijs en de gevolgen voor Brussel
Suspects Being Watched in Real-Time: Introducing GPS Tracking in Belgium Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Electronic monitoring has recently entered a new phase in Belgium by introducing it at the pre-trial stage. In fact, GPS-tracking, as supportive technology, has potentially replaced remand custody. From a controlling perspective, GPS-tracking is perceived to be remarkable as it allows constant monitoring of subjects' movements in real-time. However, this crucial advantage of GPS-tracking is heavily underused in Belgium. This paper describes the ...
Radicalisation in prison: which approach? Vrije Universiteit Brussel
De aanslag in het Joodse museum in Brussel in mei 2014, de aanslagen op Charlie Hebdo in Parijs en de verijdelde geplande terreuracties in Verviers begin 2015 leidden tot een verhoogde aandacht voor radicalisering in België. Dit resulteerde o.a. in het Actieplan ‘Aanpak radicalisering in gevangenissen’ van 11 maart 2015. De recente aanslagen in Parijs in november 2015 en de linken met België brachten alles echter in een stroomversnelling. Het ...
De atleet in minister Koen Geens. Penologische reflecties bij zijn justitieplan Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Using vignette methodology to research the process of breach comparatively Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Comparative research related to any aspect of the process of breach in either the pretrial, sentencing or release phases is relatively rare. Comparative studies of decision
making in the specific context of breach process are particularly lacking. One reason for the dearth of research in this area is the many challenges presented by comparative
research across different jurisdictions. This article focuses on the development of a ...
making in the specific context of breach process are particularly lacking. One reason for the dearth of research in this area is the many challenges presented by comparative
research across different jurisdictions. This article focuses on the development of a ...
Mixing Detention Cultures: The Belgian-Dutch Case Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Since February 2010, Belgian prisoners have been transferred to the Dutch Penitentiary Institution of Tilburg. During their detention they have been subjected to a predominantly Belgian regime, executed by Dutch staff under a Belgian-Dutch board of governors. The situation in the Tilburg prison offered a unique opportunity to study the experiences of prisoners and staff in an international comparative context. To do so, a semi-ethnographic ...
De opmars van (informatie)technologie in de Belgische strafuitvoering. Waar zijn de limieten? Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Naar aanleiding van een studie over privatisering van gevangenissen begin jaren negentig, vroeg ik me, in wat ik toen slechts als een 'interludium'-hoofdstuk over elektronisch toezicht (ET) beschouwde, af of het elektronisch toezicht slechts een modeverschijnsel was, ingegeven door de fascinatie voor technologische ontwikkelingen (Beyens, Snacken & Eliaerts, 1992: 142). Ik kon toen niet vermoeden welke belangrijke plaats het ET twintig jaar ...