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Legal Control on Social Control of Sex Offenders in the Community
This paper provides first of all the introduction to this special issue on âLegal constraints on the indeterminate control of âdangerousâ sex offenders in the community: A European comparative and human rights perspectiveâ. The issue is the outcome of a study that aims at finding the way legal con- trol can not only be an instrument but also be a controller of social control. It is explained what social control is and how the concept of moral panic plays a part in the fact that sex offenders seem to be the folk devils of our time and subsequently pre-eminently the target group of social control at its strongest. Further elaboration of the methodology reveals why focussing on post-sentence (indeterminate) supervision is relevant, as there are hardly any legal constraints in place in comparison with measures of preventive detention. Therefore, a comparative approach within Europe is taken on the basis of country reports from England and Wales, France, Germany, The Netherlands and Spain. In the second part of the paper, the comparative analysis is presented. Similar shifts in attitudes towards sex offenders have led to legislation concerning frameworks of supervision in all countries but in different ways. Legal constraints on these frameworks are searched for in legal (sentencing) theory, the principles of proportionality and least intrusive means, and human rights, mainly as provided in the European Convention on Human Rights to which all the studied countries are subject. Finally, it is discussed what legal constraints on the control of sex offenders in the community are (to be) in place in European jurisdictions, based on the analysis of commonalities and differences found in the comparison
In de war van verwarring: de (taak van de) forensische psychiatrie in deze tijd
Michiel van der Wolf Rede uitgesproken bij de aanvaarding van het ambt van hoogleraar Forensische Psychiatrie aan de Universiteit Leiden op 11 april 2022 Michiel van der Wolf Rede uitgesproken bij de aanvaarding van het ambt van hoogleraar Forensische Psychiatrie
aan de Universiteit Leiden op 11 april 2022Criminal Justice: Legitimacy, accountability, and effectivit
Integrating Neuroscience in Criminal Law: The Dutch Situation as an Example
Empirical findings demonstrate that neuroscientific expertise is increasingly prevalent in
courtrooms. This suggests that both âterritorial conflictsâ between law and neuroscienceâ-
for example about how to conceptualize concepts like culpabilityâand questions regarding
the integration of neuroscience and law, which both have long been present in theoretical
discussions, are now finding their way to legal practice. As jurisdictions around the globe
differ on multiple dimensions (e.g., on how concepts like culpability are conceptualized,
embedded in legal doctrine, and how integration of neuroscience takes place within (procedural) legal frameworks) analyses on a national level are needed next to universal endeavors. In this article, the Dutch situation will be addressed. First, we will assess whether the
theoretical notions underlying Dutch criminal law are compatible with the theore
Virtuele Kinderpornografie als behandelinstrument in de forensische psychiatrie: een Catch-22: verkenning van de gedragskundige en juridische mogelijkheden
De discussie over neurowetenschap en strafrecht: een overzicht en een richting
Criminal Justice: Legitimacy, accountability, and effectivit
Wet forensische zorg: doelen, middelen en verwachte knelpunten
Criminal Justice: Legitimacy, accountability, and effectivit
Aandacht wie aandacht toekomt:Boekrecensie V. de Vogel, Geweld door Vrouwen, Amsterdam: Boom 2017 & Th.W.A. de Wit, R.J. de Vries & N. den Toom (red.), Onze manier van straffen. Essays van geestelijk verzorgers bij justitie, Nijmegen: Wolf legal publishers 2017
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