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S.G.C. van Wingerden is Associate Professor of Criminology at Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology, Department of Criminology

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Would you rather be sentenced by a human or a machine?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere and in the future its impact on human life will only increase. What role can AI have in sentencing criminal cases? Can AI replace human judges in meting out punishment?

Sigrid van Wingerden and Mojca Plesničar • June 27, 2022

Lawyers’ experiences with remote justice

COVID-19 has spurred on the use of remote justice. What do Dutch lawyers think of video trials? Responses vary widely. Video trials are here to stay, but cannot fully replace physical trials.

Sigrid van Wingerden and Gabry Vanderveen • November 26, 2020 • 1 comment

No evidence for actuarial justice in judicial decision-making in the Netherlands

We live in a risk society, many scholars contend. Attempting to eliminate all risks, criminal punishment is no longer based on guilt, but on one’s risk of jeopardizing the security of others in the future. Just theory? Or also sentencing practice?

Sigrid van Wingerden • May 11, 2012