Punishing foreign national prisoners: deportation instead of resocialisation? An important aim of imprisonment is to prepare offenders for a successful return into society. But what if a prisoner’s lack of residence rights means he is not supposed to return to society at all? Jelmer Brouwer • June 01, 2017
‘We are not Chemists’: On the Relevance of International Exchanges in Law and Criminology Travelling as a PhD student in law and criminology for research at partner institutions may raise questions of relevance. Though not always photogenic, such exchange trips are crucial to the success of contemporary global research. Jelmer Brouwer and Patrick van Berlo • March 29, 2017
The Spatial Dimensions of Crimmigration in the Netherlands Ter Apel houses both the Netherlands’ main asylum reception centre and its only prison specifically for foreign national criminals facing expulsion. We highlight how and why this small village constitutes a spatial expression of crimmigration. Jelmer Brouwer and Patrick van Berlo • May 11, 2016
The SOB-measure: stimulating the deportation of foreign national prisoners Foreign national prisoners facing deportation can get their sentence reduced when they cooperate with their own return. Aimed at motivating them to leave the Netherlands, this results in big differences in prison sentence length for similar criminal cases. Jelmer Brouwer • April 27, 2016
The impact of framing and deportation Recent media attention for the deportation of an Afghan man does not only show the importance of framing in the migration debate, but also demonstrates that we know very little about what happens to people after their forced removal. Jelmer Brouwer • April 08, 2015
Banning bad words (‘illegal’) In the early 1990s it was not uncommon to refer to migrants unlawfully present in a country as ‘illegal aliens’. Lately, many international organizations and immigration advocates have been calling for more civilized terms. Joanne van der Leun and Jelmer Brouwer • July 02, 2014 • 2 comments
Exchanging migrant rights for tax advances In exchange for a fiscal advantage for the richer Dutch, the proposal to criminalize illegal stay is off the table. Despite the dubious politic process, it is a significant step not taken. Jelmer Brouwer • May 04, 2014
Framed migrants (1) Are repressive criminal policies towards migrants matched by media content that frames them as criminals and security threats? A comprehensive discourse analysis of over 65,000 newspaper articles should find out. Jelmer Brouwer • February 26, 2014 • 1 comment
Hook up with the right foreigner and link migration to development The Dutch Minister of Education wants foreign students to stay here after their study, while economist Paul Collier wants them to return to help develop their countries. How to solve this discrepancy? Hook up with foreigners from the right countries only! Jelmer Brouwer • December 04, 2013
