Prof. Dr. Dr. Jean-Louis van Gelder

Director

Criminology
MAXLab
+49 761 7081-701

sek-kriminologie@csl.mpg.de

Curriculum Vitae

Professional Appointments:

2019–present: Director, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Freiburg, Germany
2020–present: Full Professor, Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, The Netherlands

Professional Affiliations:

2018–2019: Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR), Research Fellow
2017–present: University of Zurich, Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development, Research Collaborator
2016–present: University of Portsmouth, External Research Associate Youth Development, Visiting Research Fellow

Education:

2012: PhD. Psychology, VU University Amsterdam
2009: Ph.D. Law, University of Amsterdam
2002: M.A. Law, University of Amsterdam
1999: M.A. Psychology, University of Amsterdam

Professional Experience:

2018–2019: Full Professor, Dept. of Psychology of Conflict, Risk & Safety, University of Twente, The Netherlands
2013–2017: Senior Researcher, Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR), Amsterdam
2010–2013: Research Fellow, Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR), Amsterdam

Projects

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Short-Term Mindsets and Crime

Head of project: Jean-Louis van Gelder
Why are some people more likely to commit crime than others? Answers to this question, which is at the heart of criminology, can be grouped into two broad views. On the one hand, dispositional perspectives argue that stable factors within the individual, such as lack of self-control, lie at the roots of… more

360º Virtual Scenario Method

Head of project: Jean-Louis van Gelder
The 360º Virtual Scenario Method research program aims to remedy some of the defects of the traditional written scenario (or “vignette”) method by employing immersive 360º video. This immersive method is based on the assumption that the commonly used written scenarios lack contextual detail and are unlikely… more

Virtual Burglary Project

Head of project: Jean-Louis van Gelder
The Virtual Burglary Project is a research program co-headed by Prof. Claire Nee (University of Portsmouth) and involves a collaboration with researchers from Leiden University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The Virtual Burglary Project uses a VR approach to better understand the behavior of residential… more

FutureU

Head of project: Jean-Louis van Gelder
FutureU is a novel and scalable behavioral intervention to increase future-orientation in offenders by connecting them to their future self. The research program, which was started with the (Dutch) Probation Service as a partner and stakeholder, is premised on the well-established notion that delinquents often… more