Janique Kroese

Dr. Janique Kroese is a researcher at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR) and a PhD candidate at VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology. Her work focuses on juvenile delinquency and the impact of family structure on adolescent criminal behavior, using longitudinal register data from the Netherlands.

Education:

• PhD Candidate, VU University Amsterdam and NSCR (2017–present)
• Junior Researcher and Teacher, VU University Amsterdam (2016–2017)
• Research Master in Social Psychology, VU University Amsterdam (2016)
• Bachelor in Psychology, Utrecht University (2014)

Her research investigates how different types of single-parent family structures—due to divorce, parental death, or being born to a single parent—affect delinquency risk in adolescents. She is involved in the NSCR theme Intergenerational Transmission, exploring how criminal behavior and family dynamics are passed across generations. Her work combines criminology, social psychology, and advanced quantitative methods.

The most recent publications show a consistent focus on family structure, adolescent crime, and intergenerational risk. Her studies employ innovative designs such as sibling comparisons and systematic reviews, and she frequently uses large-scale Dutch register data. Topics include parental separation, trust in co-parenting, and the overlap between domestic violence and criminality.

Scientific Contributions:

• Active contributor to the Tijdschrift voor Criminologie as an editor.
• Involved in NSCR research project on domestic violence in criminal families.

Dr. Kroese has advised on research projects and contributed to academic discourse through publications and collaborations with leading scholars such as W. Bernasco, A. C. Liefbroer, and J. Rouwendal. While no formal PhD students or grants are listed, her role as a PhD candidate and researcher indicates active mentorship within research teams. She has not received any explicitly mentioned scientific awards.

She is affiliated with the NSCR research lab, which conducts methodologically advanced, policy-relevant research into crime and justice, contributing to national and international scholarly and societal debates.