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Research ServicesNorth Holland, Netherlands51-200 Employees
NSCR is a national research institute in the Netherlands dedicated to fundamental scientific study of crime and law enforcement. As part of the Dutch Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) institutes network, it collaborates with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the Amsterdam Law and Behavior Institute to advance its work. The institute pursues interdisciplinary, longitudinal research that sits at the crossroads of theory, practice, and policy, examining topics such as the mobility and distribution of crime, the relationship between the public and the criminal justice system, and life-course perspectives on crime and interventions. Based in Amsterdam, North Holland, NSCR operates as a mid-sized research organization focused on crime and justice questions. Its activities are designed to translate scholarly inquiry into insights that can inform policy and practice, aligned with its role at the intersection of theory, practice, and policy.