Ministerie van Justitie

Press releases

• Institution for Repeat Offenders Not Suitable for Foreign Nationals

  31-08-2010

  The Council for the Administration of Criminal Justice and Youth Protection advises against the proposal of the Minister of Justice to place foreign nationals with no right of residence that have been sentenced to placement in an institution for repeat offenders together in one institution.

• Confidential telephone conversations of lawyers automatically destroyed

  23-08-2010

  Tapped telephone conversations between suspects and their lawyers will be destroyed automatically as from next year.

• The Netherlands and Azerbaijan exchange expertise on fighting crime

  10-08-2010

  The Netherlands and Azerbaijan will exchange knowledge and experience in the field of fighting organised crime, such as illegal migration, human smuggling, trafficking in human beings and the trade in illegal drugs.

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Highlights

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  Placement under a hospital order (TBS)

  TBS is a treatment measure the court imposes on people who have committed serious offences and suffer from a psychiatric illness or disorder, which influences their behaviour to a greater or lesser extent.

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  Juvenile crime

  The objective of the Jeugd terecht Programme is to prevent first-time offending and to reduce recidivism. Customisation, effectiveness and chain cooperation are priorities in this respect.