Nederland is voor de internationaal georganiseerde

drugscriminaliteit een belangrijk productieland voor

cannabis en synthetische drugs, en een belangrijk

doorvoerland voor cocaïne. Drugsproductie en -handel

hebben om meerdere redenen ingrijpende gevolgen

voor de samenleving. De aanpak van drugscriminaliteit

moet blijvende prioriteit krijgen.

Dit onderzoek biedt een overzicht van de Nederlandse

aanpak van de georganiseerde drugscriminaliteit in

de afgelopen 25 jaar. De studie brengt i...

De bevindingen van drie onderzoeken documenteren de invloed van sociale normen op individuele regelnaleving. Die invloed is zichtbaar in het zelf-gerapporteerde belang van naleving (in vragenlijsten) en in de (onbewuste) cognitieve processen (in hersenactiviteit) tijdens het naleven of overtreden van regels in een veeleisende besluitvormingstaak.

Wanneer een sociale norm het belang van de regels relativeert, zeggen mensen zelf ook minder belang te hechten aan regelnaleving. Dit verschilt ten ...

Iedereen wil leven in een veilige omgeving. Daar wordt in ons land volop aan gewerkt, maar iedereen beleeft veiligheid verschillend, ieder vanuit het eigen perspectief. Tegelijkertijd lijkt zich in de samenleving een tweedeling te voltrekken die niet meer alleen langs de klassieke scheidslijnen van arm en rijk plaatsvindt. Polarisatie in de politiek, in het racismedebat en rond de maatregelen tijdens de Covid-19-crisis zijn aan de orde van de dag.

Daar staat tegenover dat veel mensen op zoek ...

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