Leiden Security and Global Affairs Blog

‘After release’: Studying reintegration of former jihadist detainees

The release of (former) jihadists from prison is not the end of a process but rather the start of a next phase: it could be the beginning of a successful societal reintegration but also the start of a (new) cycle of violence.

Daan Weggemans • 28-09-2015

Lone perpetrators. To what extent are school shooters and lone wolf terrorists comparable?

At first glance, school shooters and lone wolves have quite a bit in common. If so, policy transfer is viable between detecting and preventing lone wolves and school shooters. Research suggests that both groups are only comparable superficially.

Jan Leenaars • 25-09-2015

Homicide Drops to All-Time Low

Homicides in the Netherlands are at the lowest point in over twenty years. None of the classic predictors seem to fit the levels and trends of homicide though.

Marieke Liem + 1 other • 15-09-2015

Large “Jihad court case” started in The Netherlands

On September 7, 2015, the long-awaited court case against 10 individuals in the so-called ‘Context-case’ started. This is one of the largest terrorism trials ever held in the country. Why is this case important?

Edwin Bakker + 1 other • 07-09-2015

What Service Design Can Offer the Emergency Service Sector

The public sector is buzzing with talk of service design as a promising approach to creating and improving citizen-friendly public services. Emergency services are among many public organizations that could benefit from what service design has to offer.

Megan Anderson • 31-08-2015

Decentralized Traffic Control: Can citizens be trusted to define automotive security?

Since the inception of the automobile, centralized authority governing road side security was largely kept out of the hands of citizens. However, with new smart-phone applications and social media, users are re-innovating their roles in motorway safety.

John Sabou • 24-08-2015

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