In 2009, the Journal of Criminology [A Dutch journal, ‘Tijdschrift voor Criminologie, hence: ‘TVC’ further on] published the article “Recidivism after community service and after prison sentences”. The authors claimed to have demonstrated that offenders reoffend less after community service than after a prison sentence. At the beginning of 2011, the study was the subject… Continue reading Why exactly no placebo punishments?
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Against All Aristocracies
Respect for relating to prison thugs?
At the beginning of this century I was a teacher for a couple of years in two very different kinds of schools. The management of both schools felt that some form of respect should be imposed on the teachers. In very different ways. The booklet ‘Respect’ I received as an ICT teacher at an intermediate… Continue reading Respect for relating to prison thugs?
Real science and climate science
The possibilities and limitations of science have occupied me for a very long time. 44 years ago I wrote a paper for the course ‘science theory’, for which I received high grades. The main reason for this was undoubtedly that I had partly based it on the book Personal Knowledge by the genius, but not… Continue reading Real science and climate science
Imagine all politicians.And world peace.
Sing alongwith Lennon, John: Imagine all politicians over all the wo-o-rld.Countries working together and listening to us, scienctists.And World Peace, of course. (Link to my all time favorite movie clip. With Sandra Bullock.) Links:The long Japanese videoYes, Yuval Noah Harari is a member of the World Economic Forum.The Times of Israel articleNote on the absulutely… Continue reading Imagine all politicians.And world peace.
Judicial internationalism
There is something rotten in the Netherlands. In parliament, in government and -in my not so humble opinion even more worrying- in the judicial system. The Dutch version of the text the video refers to can be found here. (It is yet to be translated).
Rudi Dutschke’s mind blowing success
Political commenting while ironing. No shirt was ruined while making this video. Three years ago I wrote a text about Dutschke in Dutch on the website VerenOfLood.nu. In a note below an explanation of my vote. I repeat the complete note here for a reason: Superficially the hero of many radical world reformers, Rudi Dutschke… Continue reading Rudi Dutschke’s mind blowing success