We sadly announce that Petrus has passed away on March 20th 2025 after a short sick bed. We remember Petrus as a loving partner, father and grandfather. He was a happy whistler, always curious and a bit obstinate in his own way. He loved his wild roaming holidays where he hiked, biked and camped freely …
The Critical Handbook of Money Laundering has grown out of a on-ghoing series of research projects and publications, in which the authors addressed out-of mainstream questions and research loose ends in the money laundering literature. Whose interests were served by the global anti-laundering regime and is it proportionate to the real threat that may also …
Retired professor, still working on a daily basis. I am one of the main forces behind the Cross Border Crime colloquium network and one of the editors of the annual conference publication. I am also working on a book about research on money laundring, from an empirical research point of view. I am a passionate …
A flowering garden, in full colours, bit disorderly for the eco-diversity. But where are the pollinators? We have just counted one bee, one bumblebee and one butterfly. Indeed, despite all the talk about restoring nature, that is no easy undertaking: once destroyed, slowly recovered (if at all).
In dit essay wordt uiteengezet hoe over de zware, georganiseerde misdaad, ondanks alle zwaarwichtige uiteenzettingen, nog steeds vanuit de onderbuik wordt gedacht en beleid gevoerd, getuige het beleid betreffende ondermijnende (georganiseerde) misdaad. Lees hier hoofdstuk 5 uit het boek
Nu ik mij voor een groen beleid in deze wijk middels de bewoningsvereniging heb aangemeld, wil ik het volgende onder het kopje “wild-tuinieren” ter plaatsing in de wijkkrant voorleggen. “Jaren geleden vond ik dat een groot deel van het Haagse groen er saai uitzag. Vooral de Archipelbuurt, die zich laat voorstaan op zijn groen voorkomen, …
Bribery in the country has reached endemic levels while the proceeds of grand corruption are handsomely hidden in off-shore centres. Please find here the report.
Terwijl aan de voordeur van de EU (op papier) gestreefd wordt naar tal van klimaatdoelen, wordt in de economie van onze Oost-Europese achtertuin door aanhoudende schending van milieuwetgeving streefdoelen tegengewerkt of zelfs ongedaan gemaakt. Dit gaat grotendeels onopgemerkt: de aandacht van onze handhaving is meer gericht op de zoveelste verdovende middelen smokkelaar. Dit artikel maakt …
The volume: “The Janus-faces of cross-border crime in Europe” is the most recent issue of the Cross-border Crime Colloquium, the result of the annual meeting in Bratislava of known experts and up-coming young researchers in Europe. The contributions highlight the many-faced manifestations of cross-border crime, ranging from human smuggling and trafficking to money-laundering and mafia …
Also this year a Cross-border Crime Colloquium was held, this year in Ukraine, Kharkiv: the 19th. As the pictures show, this Cross-border Crime Colloquium, from 17-19 June hosted by the Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, has been impeccably organised: reception, diners and a sightseeing tour around the second largest town of Ukraine. The participation was again …
In addition to my previous blog, and anticipating a new round of editing of the coming Colloquium book. I thought how to provide some more practical advices. Let me by way of thinking-aloud write down a few writing principles. A good writer knows his reader The first writing down is for your own understanding. But …