Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR)

Mission

NSCR conducts independent long term research into criminality and the maintenance of law and order, and the interplay between them. The research is divided into three themes:

• mobility and the distribution of crime
• The citizen and the criminal justice system
• Life course, crime and interventions

The institute is co-financed by the Ministry of Safety and Justice and the VU University Amsterdam. 

Year of foundation

1992

Location

Housing in the VU in Amsterdam (relocated from Leiden to Amsterdam in 2008)

Staff (FTE as of 2010)

There are 30 FTE scientific personnel, and 6 FTE non-scientific personnel.

Evaluation

External evaluation report

More information

Website: www.nscr.nl

Budget (2010)

Yearly revenues: k€ 2,504
NWO subsidies (basic budget): k€ 1,296
NWO subsidies acquired in competition: k€ 751
Subsidies and contract research (third parties): k€ 86

Output (2010)

Publications in refereed journals: 74
Publications in other scientific journals: 16
Books/monographs: 7
Contributions to books: 6
Dissertations: 2
Conference papers: 126
Professional publications: 8
Publications for a general public: 7
Other research output: 46

Poster

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