New research maps femicide in Dutch legal practice
In the Netherlands, an average of 43 women are victims of femicide each year, often by a (former) partner or family member. Commissioned by the Research and Data Centre, Laurie Ritzen (Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology) and Suzan van der Aa (Professor in the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology) conducted research into femicide in Dutch legal practice. The Research and Documentation Centre (WODC) will publish this new research on May 12th.
The research maps the extent to which femicide is recognised and gender-related characteristics are legally considered in criminal cases involving (attempted) murder and manslaughter of women. It also examines how femicide is defined and legally approached in other countries.
Visit the WODC website (in Dutch) or the Maastricht Institute for Criminal Sciences (MICS) website for more information about this research project.
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