Verleidingen van crimineel gedrag

Community Crime and Subversion

Subversive crime is a serious problem and is high on society’s agenda, not only in the Netherlands but also in Europe. A successful approach requires insight into criminal networks and coordinated action by governments and citizens. Tilburg University's aim is to contribute to the practical and scientific understanding of the problem and the development of action perspectives for society and its institutions. We do this from a wide range of scientific disciplines.

Themes and researchers

Below are the various themes with an overview of participating researchers and a link to their personal pages with contact details.

Understanding subversive crime
  • Willem-Jan van den Heuvel
    Data mining, scenarios and risk analyses regarding criminal markets
  • Seyit Hocuk
    Fraud detection, social network analysis, text mining, text analytics, web scraping
  • Roger Leenders
    Social network analysis, real estate fraud
  • Gert-Jan Leenknegt
    Professional resilience local authorities, civil ban of outlaw motorcycle gangs
  • Dike van de Mheen
    Addiction problems, domestic violence, drug policy
  • Patricia Prüfer
    Practical application of data science, predictors of crime and subversion, risk analyses, field experiments on societal resilience and on effects of preventative measures
  • Jörg Raab
    Social network analysis, organization of criminal activity
  • Conny Rijken
    Human trafficking, human smuggling, regulation of prostitution
  • Toine Spapens
    Serious and organized crime, environmental crime, multi-agency responses to subversive crime, criminal families, philanthropic criminals, administrative approaches, cross-border cooperation, regulation of illegal markets, preventing recruitment for criminal networks
  • Ben Vollaard
    Environmental crime, rural crimes, effects of preventative and other interventions on criminal activities
Effect of subversive crime
  • Alice Bosma
    Victims of subversive crime
  • Leila Khadraoui
    Psychological consequences of victimization
  • Niels Karsten
    Societal resilience and administrative approaches, role of mayors
  • Jelle Sijtsema
    The relationship between the state, enforcement, and the public
  • Toine Spapens
    Serious and organized crime, environmental crime, multi-agency responses to subversive crime, criminal families, philanthropic criminals, administrative approaches, cross-border cooperation, regulation of illegal markets, preventing recruitment for criminal networks
  • Linnet Taylor
    Crime, data and ethics, surveillance
  • Ton Wilthagen
    Labor law, crime risks in the context of changing labor relations
Tackling subversive crime and field labs
  • Martijn Groenleer
    Governance and multi-agency approaches, training and coaching, field labs
  • Peter de Kock
    Practical application of data science, scenario development
  • Niels Karsten
    Societal resilience and administrative approaches, role of mayors
  • Gert-Jan Leenknegt
    Professional resilience local authorities, civil ban of outlaw motorcycle gangs
  • Dike van de Mheen
    Addiction problems, domestic violence, drug policy
  • Tijs Kooijmans
    Criminal procedure
  • Matthijs Nelemans
    Financial-economic crimes, administrative enforcement, anti-money laundering regulations, confiscation, bribery, accounting fraud, crypto crimes
  • Marloes van Noorloos
    Criminal procedure, the use of DNA
  • Patricia Prüfer
    Practical application of data science, predictors of crime and subversion, risk analyses, field experiments on societal resilience and on effects of preventative measures
  • Jörg Raab
    Organizational and governance aspects of the response, wicked problems approach
  • Conny Rijken
    Human trafficking, human smuggling, regulation of prostitution
  • Pieter Spronck
    Simulations, gaming and virtual reality, training, and investigating new criminal developments
  • Toine Spapens
    Serious and organized crime, environmental crime, multi-agency responses to subversive crime, criminal families, philanthropic criminals, administrative approaches, cross-border cooperation, regulation of illegal markets, preventing recruitment for criminal networks
  • Ben Vollaard
    Environmental crime, rural crimes, effects of preventative and other interventions on criminal activities
  • Maurits Waardenburg
    Multi-agency cooperation; effectiveness of criminal law approaches, field labs
  • Johan Wolswinkel
    Administrative approaches
  • Stavros Zouridis
    Local authorities and subversive crime
Financial aspects of subversive crime
  • Tijs Kooijmans
    Money laundering, confiscation and asset forfeiture
  • Roger Leenders
    Social network analysis, real estate fraud
  • Matthijs Nelemans
    Financial-economic crimes, administrative enforcement, anti-money laundering regulations, confiscation, bribery, accounting fraud, crypto crimes
  • Laurie Schreurs
    Cryptocurrencies
Datascience and scenarios
  • Floris Bex
    Data science and artificial intelligence
  • Peter de Kock
    Practical application of data science, scenario development
  • Willem-Jan van den Heuvel
    Data mining, scenarios and risk analyses
  • Seyit Hocuk
    Fraud detection, social network analysis, text mining, text analytics, web scraping
  • Patricia Prüfer
    Practical application of data science, predictors of crime and subversion, risk analyses, field experiments on societal resilience and on effects of preventative measures