Richard Staring

Richard Staring is a Full Professor of Criminology at the Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam, with an extensive research portfolio comprising 194 publications. His work critically examines crime-migration intersections within Dutch and European legal frameworks, emphasizing policy impacts on vulnerable populations.

His research fingerprint reveals dominant expertise in Dutch Social Sciences (100%), with high concentration in Organized Crime (64%), Radicalisation (42%), and Migration Control (42%). Substantial contributions span Private Organization (42%), Drug Crime (21%), Participatory Research (21%), and Internal Migration (21%), focusing on undocumented migrant resilience and institutional responses.

Recent publications demonstrate a shift toward healthcare access violations in Fortress Europe, psychological impacts of illegal residence, and nuanced risk modeling for Islamist extremism—highlighting systemic failures in migration governance and security policy.

Scientific awards:

• Erasmus Research Prize 2023 (awarded to Criminology research group)

Staring supervises academic work (10 supervised outputs) and secures major grants, including the 2023 NWO-funded FORT-PORT project targeting subversive crime in Rotterdam Port. His press engagement (26 media appearances) actively shapes public discourse on migrant healthcare rights and deportation policies.

He leads the Criminology research group and organizes pivotal initiatives like the FORT-PORT Kick-off (April 2024), collaborating with Dutch institutions on migration enforcement and port security projects through participatory methodologies.