News - Crime and crime prevention
255 news items on Crime and crime prevention
Customs find cocaine in curry powder
Last week, Customs made a singular catch at Schiphol Airport. Half a kilo of cocaine had been mixed with curry powder in a ...
FIOD arrests suspects of illegal trade in DVDs and CDs
Last Tuesday, the FIOD (Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service) arrested three men as part of an international ...
Right to Early Placement in a TBS Institution
On 20 October 2010, the Appeals Committee of the Criminal Law Application and Juvenile Protection Council (RSJ) delivered ...
Seizure of 24,596 illegal medicinal products in one week
At the request of the Dutch Healthcare Inspectorate and the World Customs Organisation, Dutch Customs have seized 99 packages ...
National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings Stresses the Role of the Internet
The Internet is playing an increasingly important role in recruiting, extorting and exploiting victims of human trafficking. At ...
Publicity Campaign Against Domestic Violence Has Started
The national publicity campaign against domestic violence has started. As in previous years the campaign is aimed at victims, ...
Research report on the basis of extraterritorial jurisdiction has been made public
States base their jurisdiction - the scope of the criminal statutes - on two factors that influence each other: the connection ...
A single shared services centre for the police
In 2011 work will start on setting up a Police Service Centre, combining a number of support services for the regional police ...
The Netherlands is safer, extra commitment with respect to violence
The Netherlands has become safer in recent years. This is concluded by Minister Hirsch Ballin in the Explanatory Memorandum to ...
Minister Hirsch Ballin signs a treaty on mutual legal assistance with Morocco
Today, Minister of Justice Hirsch Ballin signed a treaty on mutual legal assistance between the Netherlands and Morocco during a ...