"All in the family?" The Relationship Between Sibling Offending and Offending Risk

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the associations between criminality of family members and individual offending. The main focus is on investigating the extent to which criminal offending by siblings is associated with individual offending, as well as the extent to which parental and grandparental offending accounts for this relationship. Methods Using official conviction data on three generations of Dutch individuals who are at elevated risk of offending, multilevel logistic regression analyses were performed. Results The analyses showed that sibling offending increased the risk of individual offending. Parental and grandparental offending only partially accounted for this association. However, parental offending and offending by grandfathers increased the risk of individual offending as well. Furthermore, the analyses showed that offending by brothers and sisters both increased the risk of offending for both men and women. Conclusions Sibling criminality seems to be a risk factor in its own right. Therefore, focusing only on children of criminal parents is insufficient. Furthermore, it was found that almost every subsequent offending family member adds risk for children to offend

Good Business

This open access book shows how governments can motivate companies to make a positive impact on society and why this is necessary in light of today’s pressing social, economic and environmental challenges and transitions. It shows obstacles companies face in conducting socially responsible business. Focusing on government-business relations in the Netherlands, the book also exposes key policy bottlenecks: the tendency of the Dutch government to hold on to the status quo and shield incumbent firms through tax breaks and lax enforcement. There is a real risk of policies that pamper business: it hampers companies that offer societal innovations for instance for health, education or the labour market. We also show how policies can better capitalise on the innovative qualities of entrepreneurship. Effective government policy makes it worthwhile for companies to alter their business model so that their products, services and production processes benefit society. Our recommendations address the role of government, consumers, financiers and companies themselves. While this work focuses on the Netherlands, it tackles questions that countries face worldwide on how to minimise harmful business conduct and maximise good business solutions. This makes the book broadly relevant to policy makers, business leaders and researchers grappling with the impact of business on society today

Nationale Stimuleringsactie Empirical Legal Studies

Dit rapport van de Nationale Stimuleringsactie Empirical Legal Studies (ELS) laat zien dat er leemten zijn in het gebruik van empirie in het juridisch onderzoek, het juridisch onderwijs en de rechtspraktijk. Ondersteuning en gerichte onderzoeksfinanciering kunnen ervoor zorgen dat juristen en sociaal-wetenschappers duurzame samenwerkingsverbanden aangaan, binnen welk kader juridisch-empirisch onderzoekers opgeleid kunnen worden. Ook wordt aanbevolen gericht te investeren in onderwijs zodat juristen, ook in de rechtspraktijk, meer empirisch onderzoek lezen en gebruiken