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Dossier

Governing Crime & Migration

Migration and criminal law are increasingly intertwined. This dossier examines the phenomenon of crimmigration (the merger of immigration enforcement and criminal justice) as well as the broader governance of borders, detention, deportation and asylum in Europe and beyond.

Blogs

Reflections from Lebanon: Illegal Status, Syrian Refugee Children and Roles of NGOs

Increasing numbers of displaced Syrians are becoming illegal in Lebanon. The blog will describe the negative consequences of the lack of legal status on children’s rights in practice, that have been observed through the author’s experiences on the ground.

Chiaki Takenouchi • August 11, 2017 • 1 comment

Constrained agency and crime

The Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) argues that the government should give more consideration to the impact of life events on life skills. This is also crucial for supporting people to exit a life of crime.

Esther van Ginneken • April 26, 2017