Justice and Security

Safety is anticipating.

Every Dutch person wants to live in a safe society. The government contributes to this with legislation and policy. We support policymakers by substantiating and evaluating policy. We do this, among other things, through policy research and advice based on innovative research methods and data analyses.

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Research for a just and safe society

The themes on which we conduct research within Justice and Security vary widely. Here are a few examples:

  • (Online) gambling. Since the introduction of the Remote Gambling Act, (online) gambling has become an important social theme. Dialogic has conducted various studies on this topic in recent years, such as research on promotional games of chance, occasional lotteries, and online gambling facilities. Our extensive experience with policy and law evaluations and substantive knowledge on this theme culminated in our large-scale evaluation of the Koa Act in November 2024.
  • Prison system and criminality. An important aspect of criminal law is retribution, where an offender must be punished for a committed offence. After the completion of the punishment, an ex-offender must also safely reintegrate into society. We have experience with (policy) research in both the execution of a sentence and the reintegration into society. We often utilise modern research techniques for this purpose.
  • Data-driven research. For the client WODC, Dialogic frequently conducts research with a strong data component. This ranges from studies on the dark web about ransomware groups to monitoring alcohol marketing for young people through the use of social media bots.

How we make the Netherlands safer

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Tessel Blom, senior onderzoeker / adviseur

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