Evelien Hoeben

Dr. Evelien Hoeben is a criminology researcher affiliated with the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR), with prior academic positions at Utrecht University, State University of New York (SUNY), and University of Amsterdam. Her research focuses on adolescent delinquency and substance use, peer influence dynamics, group processes, time use patterns, and situational behavior explanations.

Key research areas include:

• Peer influence on adolescent behavior
• Social media and youth crime
• Unstructured socializing effects
• Parenting and friendship dynamics
• Time-use analysis in criminology

Recent publications analyze:

• Temporal peer effect boundaries
• Bystander behavior in public conflicts
• Compliance-gaining tactics among peers
• Computer vision applications for social distancing
• Parental incarceration narratives

She collaborates with multidisciplinary teams on projects related to criminal events, life-course criminology, and pandemic behavioral compliance. Her work employs mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative) with a focus on situational crime prevention.