Steve Van De Weijer
Biographic Data
| ID | 4437698 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Steve Van De Weijer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Steve |
| FAMILY NAME | Van De Weijer |
| SIGNATURE | VAN DE WEIJER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5914-5966 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Attitudes and barriers to open science practices: A mixed-methods analysis at a criminological research institute
The open science movement strives to improve the transparency, accessibility, rigor, and reproducibility of scientific research. Arguing that open science increases the impact of research, the Dutch Research Council (NWO) has been promoting an open science program in the Netherlands since 2009, aiming to make all funded publications open access and research data open and FAIR; that is, findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable. Our resear…
Parental Divorce and Adolescent Offending: A Comparison Between Children of Discordant Siblings
Various studies have found that parental divorce is associated with offspring offending during adolescence. Less is known, however, about the mechanisms underlying this association, and it may be possible that this association is spurious rather than causal. In this study, register data on 1,883,794 individuals, who were born in the Netherlands between 1991 and 2001, and their parents were used to examine to what extent parental divorce is associ…
Fear of cybercrime victimisation: Examining the relationship between fear and victimisation
How unique are terrorist suspects? Investigating similarities and differences between terrorist suspects, their siblings, and other suspects
This article contributes to the debate in terrorism research on how unique terrorist suspects (i.e. individuals suspected of crimes with terrorist intent) actually are and whether or not specific theories are necessary to explain their behavior. Our study compares terrorist suspects from the Netherlands with their siblings and nonterrorist suspects to find out whether and how terrorist suspects are unique. Inspired by criminological theories invo…
Same-Sex Relationships and Criminal Behavior: A Total Population Study in The Netherlands
Sexual minority groups experience elevated risk across a range of adverse outcomes. Previous studies from the USA showed that these risks include contact with the criminal justice system for sexual minority females but not for males. This study examined whether this relationship between sexual minority status and criminal behavior was also found in a more secular country like the Netherlands with more progressive attitudes toward sexual minoritie…
Out of prison, out of crime? The complex interplay between the process of desistance and severe resource disadvantages in women‘s post-release lives
We examine the influence of social capital, subjective changes and post-release resource disadvantages on women‘s desistance and reentry pathways. Using a sample of 1478 formerly incarcerated women, we estimate logistic hybrid random-effects models to assess the influence of several factors on offending during a 7-year follow-up period. We use interviews with a subsample of women to explore the mechanisms underlying the quantitative findings. Res…
Crossing borders: Does it matter? Differences between (near-)domestic and cross-border sex traffickers, their victims and modus operandi
Hardly any research exists that empirically compares (near-)domestic and cross-border sex trafficking. The few studies that do are based on relatively small samples and only represent US data. This study substantially extends the scarce scientific knowledge about the differences between the two types of sex trafficking, based on European data. Our sample consists of all 658 (near-)domestic sex traffickers and all 424 cross-border sex traffickers,…
Familial Clustering of Trends in Aggression
In-laws or outlaws? Associations between in-law family members’ and individuals’ convictions
The association between individuals’ criminal behaviour and the criminal behaviour of their in-law family members is central to the current study. The criminality of extended family members may pose a risk of (persistence in) criminal behaviour. Data are used from the fourth generation of the Dutch Transfive Study, which contains demographical data as well as and conviction data on family members from consecutive generations of families. Results …
Intergenerational continuity of crime among children of organized crime offenders in the Netherlands
As existing literature on intergenerational continuity of criminal behavior is mainly based on data on ‘general’ offenders and their children, the current study aims to improve our knowledge by looking at intergenerational continuity of crime among a national sample of children of organized crime offenders. Judicial data on all ( N = 478) offenders convicted of organized crime in the Netherlands (in the period 2008 - 2014) and their children were…
High tech crime, high intellectual crime? Comparing the intellectual capabilities of cybercriminals, traditional criminals and non-criminals
In our highly digitalized society, cybercrime has become a common crime. However, because research into cybercriminals is in its infancy, our knowledge about cybercriminals is still limited. One of the main considerations is whether cybercriminals have higher intellectual capabilities than traditional criminals or even the general population. Although criminological studies clearly show that traditional criminals have lower intellectual capabilit…
Repeat victimization by website defacement: An empirical test of premises from an environmental criminology perspective
Repeat victimization has been widely studied from the perspective of environmental criminology for several decades. During this period, criminologists have identified a set of repeat victimization premises that are observed for many crimes; however, it is unknown whether these premises are also valid for cybercrime. In this study we rely on more than 9 million Zone-H data records from 2010 to 2017 to test whether these premises apply for the cybe…
Employment Opportunities for Applicants with Cybercrime Records: A Field Experiment
Various studies have shown that convicted offenders often face difficulties in finding employment. These studies, however, only examined traditional types of crime and little is known about the job opportunities of convicted cybercrime offenders. Therefore, this study examines the influences of being convicted for a cybercrime on labour market chances in the IT sector in the Netherlands. An experiment was conducted in which fictitious job applica…
Stay Home, Stay Safe? The Impact of the Covid-19 Restrictions on the Prevalence, Nature, and Type of Reporter of Domestic Violence in the Netherlands
The prevalence of domestic violence reports in the Netherlands did not increase. However, the COVID-19 restrictions may have led citizens, especially neighbors, to detect domestic violence more often
Family member incarceration and physical health problems: A longitudinal study among Australian households
This study examines the relationship between poor physical health and exposure to family member incarceration. Longitudinal data (2001-2015) from an Australian nationally representative household-based panel study was used (177,312 observations within 26,572 respondents). Hybrid random-effects models showed a strong correlation between poor physical health and family member imprisonment. However, this strong association can be explained for a lar…
An Examination of Motivation and Routine Activity Theory to Account for Cyberattacks Against Dutch Web Sites
This study provides a partial test of the relationship between actor motivations and target suitability using a routine activity framework to understand a form of cybercrime called web defacements. Specifically, the relationships between the visibility, inertia, value, and accessibility of the target in online spaces relative to the unique nonmonetary motivations of the attacker were examined. This study utilized a sample of 138,361 web defacemen…
Testing an Integrated Self-Control and Routine Activities Framework to Examine Malware Infection Victimization
Recent research demonstrates that those with low self-control have an increased risk of victimization due to involvement in routine activities that place them in close proximity to motivated offenders and decrease their willingness to utilize appropriate guardianship factors. This relationship is significant in predicting physical forms of victimization, though few studies have considered how this may account for property offenses, particularly f…
The Role of Heart Rate Levels in the Intergenerational Transmission of Crime
Several prospective multigenerational studies have shown that crime runs in the family, while empirical research on the biological causes of crime has also established that low heart rate is related to antisocial behavior. This study examines whether the intergenerational transmission of crime is moderated or mediated by a low heart rate of the son. Prospectively collected conviction data on 794 men from three consecutive generations of the Dutch…
The Effects of Parental Divorce on the Intergenerational Transmission of Crime
This study first examines the effects of parental divorce and paternal crime on offspring offending. Then, it tests whether parental divorce moderates the intergenerational transmission of crime. Diversity within the offending population is taken into account by examining whether effects are different for fathers who commit crimes at different points of the life-course and by distinguishing between violent and non-violent offending. A sample of 2…
The Intergenerational Transmission of Violent Offending
The Intergenerational Transmission of Violent Offending
Testing an Integrated Self-Control and Routine Activities Framework to Examine Malware Infection Victimization
Recent research demonstrates that those with low self-control have an increased risk of victimization due to involvement in routine activities that place them in close proximity to motivated offenders and decrease their willingness to utilize appropriate guardianship factors. This relationship is significant in predicting physical forms of victimization, though few studies have considered how this may account for property offenses, particularly f…
The Effects of Parental Divorce on the Intergenerational Transmission of Crime
This study first examines the effects of parental divorce and paternal crime on offspring offending. Then, it tests whether parental divorce moderates the intergenerational transmission of crime. Diversity within the offending population is taken into account by examining whether effects are different for fathers who commit crimes at different points of the life-course and by distinguishing between violent and non-violent offending. A sample of 2…
Employment Opportunities for Applicants with Cybercrime Records: A Field Experiment
Various studies have shown that convicted offenders often face difficulties in finding employment. These studies, however, only examined traditional types of crime and little is known about the job opportunities of convicted cybercrime offenders. Therefore, this study examines the influences of being convicted for a cybercrime on labour market chances in the IT sector in the Netherlands. An experiment was conducted in which fictitious job applica…
Stay Home, Stay Safe? The Impact of the Covid-19 Restrictions on the Prevalence, Nature, and Type of Reporter of Domestic Violence in the Netherlands
The prevalence of domestic violence reports in the Netherlands did not increase. However, the COVID-19 restrictions may have led citizens, especially neighbors, to detect domestic violence more often
The Role of Heart Rate Levels in the Intergenerational Transmission of Crime
Several prospective multigenerational studies have shown that crime runs in the family, while empirical research on the biological causes of crime has also established that low heart rate is related to antisocial behavior. This study examines whether the intergenerational transmission of crime is moderated or mediated by a low heart rate of the son. Prospectively collected conviction data on 794 men from three consecutive generations of the Dutch…
The Intergenerational Transmission of Violent Offending
The Effects of Parental Divorce on the Intergenerational Transmission of Crime
This study first examines the effects of parental divorce and paternal crime on offspring offending. Then, it tests whether parental divorce moderates the intergenerational transmission of crime. Diversity within the offending population is taken into account by examining whether effects are different for fathers who commit crimes at different points of the life-course and by distinguishing between violent and non-violent offending. A sample of 2…
The Role of Heart Rate Levels in the Intergenerational Transmission of Crime
Several prospective multigenerational studies have shown that crime runs in the family, while empirical research on the biological causes of crime has also established that low heart rate is related to antisocial behavior. This study examines whether the intergenerational transmission of crime is moderated or mediated by a low heart rate of the son. Prospectively collected conviction data on 794 men from three consecutive generations of the Dutch…
Testing an Integrated Self-Control and Routine Activities Framework to Examine Malware Infection Victimization
Recent research demonstrates that those with low self-control have an increased risk of victimization due to involvement in routine activities that place them in close proximity to motivated offenders and decrease their willingness to utilize appropriate guardianship factors. This relationship is significant in predicting physical forms of victimization, though few studies have considered how this may account for property offenses, particularly f…
An Examination of Motivation and Routine Activity Theory to Account for Cyberattacks Against Dutch Web Sites
This study provides a partial test of the relationship between actor motivations and target suitability using a routine activity framework to understand a form of cybercrime called web defacements. Specifically, the relationships between the visibility, inertia, value, and accessibility of the target in online spaces relative to the unique nonmonetary motivations of the attacker were examined. This study utilized a sample of 138,361 web defacemen…
Family member incarceration and physical health problems: A longitudinal study among Australian households
This study examines the relationship between poor physical health and exposure to family member incarceration. Longitudinal data (2001-2015) from an Australian nationally representative household-based panel study was used (177,312 observations within 26,572 respondents). Hybrid random-effects models showed a strong correlation between poor physical health and family member imprisonment. However, this strong association can be explained for a lar…
In-laws or outlaws? Associations between in-law family members’ and individuals’ convictions
The association between individuals’ criminal behaviour and the criminal behaviour of their in-law family members is central to the current study. The criminality of extended family members may pose a risk of (persistence in) criminal behaviour. Data are used from the fourth generation of the Dutch Transfive Study, which contains demographical data as well as and conviction data on family members from consecutive generations of families. Results …
Intergenerational continuity of crime among children of organized crime offenders in the Netherlands
As existing literature on intergenerational continuity of criminal behavior is mainly based on data on ‘general’ offenders and their children, the current study aims to improve our knowledge by looking at intergenerational continuity of crime among a national sample of children of organized crime offenders. Judicial data on all ( N = 478) offenders convicted of organized crime in the Netherlands (in the period 2008 - 2014) and their children were…
High tech crime, high intellectual crime? Comparing the intellectual capabilities of cybercriminals, traditional criminals and non-criminals
In our highly digitalized society, cybercrime has become a common crime. However, because research into cybercriminals is in its infancy, our knowledge about cybercriminals is still limited. One of the main considerations is whether cybercriminals have higher intellectual capabilities than traditional criminals or even the general population. Although criminological studies clearly show that traditional criminals have lower intellectual capabilit…
Repeat victimization by website defacement: An empirical test of premises from an environmental criminology perspective
Repeat victimization has been widely studied from the perspective of environmental criminology for several decades. During this period, criminologists have identified a set of repeat victimization premises that are observed for many crimes; however, it is unknown whether these premises are also valid for cybercrime. In this study we rely on more than 9 million Zone-H data records from 2010 to 2017 to test whether these premises apply for the cybe…
Employment Opportunities for Applicants with Cybercrime Records: A Field Experiment
Various studies have shown that convicted offenders often face difficulties in finding employment. These studies, however, only examined traditional types of crime and little is known about the job opportunities of convicted cybercrime offenders. Therefore, this study examines the influences of being convicted for a cybercrime on labour market chances in the IT sector in the Netherlands. An experiment was conducted in which fictitious job applica…
Stay Home, Stay Safe? The Impact of the Covid-19 Restrictions on the Prevalence, Nature, and Type of Reporter of Domestic Violence in the Netherlands
The prevalence of domestic violence reports in the Netherlands did not increase. However, the COVID-19 restrictions may have led citizens, especially neighbors, to detect domestic violence more often
Out of prison, out of crime? The complex interplay between the process of desistance and severe resource disadvantages in women‘s post-release lives
We examine the influence of social capital, subjective changes and post-release resource disadvantages on women‘s desistance and reentry pathways. Using a sample of 1478 formerly incarcerated women, we estimate logistic hybrid random-effects models to assess the influence of several factors on offending during a 7-year follow-up period. We use interviews with a subsample of women to explore the mechanisms underlying the quantitative findings. Res…
Crossing borders: Does it matter? Differences between (near-)domestic and cross-border sex traffickers, their victims and modus operandi
Hardly any research exists that empirically compares (near-)domestic and cross-border sex trafficking. The few studies that do are based on relatively small samples and only represent US data. This study substantially extends the scarce scientific knowledge about the differences between the two types of sex trafficking, based on European data. Our sample consists of all 658 (near-)domestic sex traffickers and all 424 cross-border sex traffickers,…
Familial Clustering of Trends in Aggression
How unique are terrorist suspects? Investigating similarities and differences between terrorist suspects, their siblings, and other suspects
This article contributes to the debate in terrorism research on how unique terrorist suspects (i.e. individuals suspected of crimes with terrorist intent) actually are and whether or not specific theories are necessary to explain their behavior. Our study compares terrorist suspects from the Netherlands with their siblings and nonterrorist suspects to find out whether and how terrorist suspects are unique. Inspired by criminological theories invo…
Same-Sex Relationships and Criminal Behavior: A Total Population Study in The Netherlands
Sexual minority groups experience elevated risk across a range of adverse outcomes. Previous studies from the USA showed that these risks include contact with the criminal justice system for sexual minority females but not for males. This study examined whether this relationship between sexual minority status and criminal behavior was also found in a more secular country like the Netherlands with more progressive attitudes toward sexual minoritie…
Parental Divorce and Adolescent Offending: A Comparison Between Children of Discordant Siblings
Various studies have found that parental divorce is associated with offspring offending during adolescence. Less is known, however, about the mechanisms underlying this association, and it may be possible that this association is spurious rather than causal. In this study, register data on 1,883,794 individuals, who were born in the Netherlands between 1991 and 2001, and their parents were used to examine to what extent parental divorce is associ…
Fear of cybercrime victimisation: Examining the relationship between fear and victimisation
Attitudes and barriers to open science practices: A mixed-methods analysis at a criminological research institute
The open science movement strives to improve the transparency, accessibility, rigor, and reproducibility of scientific research. Arguing that open science increases the impact of research, the Dutch Research Council (NWO) has been promoting an open science program in the Netherlands since 2009, aiming to make all funded publications open access and research data open and FAIR; that is, findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable. Our resear…
Psychology (19 works) · Criminology (13 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (12 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Demography (8 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (5 works)