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Damián Zaitch is an Associate Professor at Utrecht University, specializing in Criminal Law and Criminology. He received his PhD from the University of Amsterdam in 2001, with a cum laude distinction for his ethnographic research on Colombians involved in the cocaine business in the Netherlands, published in his book "Trafficking Cocaine" in 2002. Zaitch's research interests cover a range of topics within criminology, including social control, terrorism, police cooperation in Europe, and organized crime, particularly focusing on drug trafficking and drug policies in the Netherlands and Latin America. For over 15 years, he has conducted qualitative research on drug smuggling in the port of Rotterdam, synthetic drug markets in Amsterdam, and issues surrounding human trafficking. Currently, he is exploring new forms of cross-border transnational organized crime and state corporate crime relating to environmental exploitation in the food industry. He employs innovative qualitative research methodologies, including virtual ethnography and visual criminology. Additionally, Zaitch coordinates the Utrecht Erasmus Mundus Doctorate in Cultural Global Criminology.
Willem Pompe Institute • Utrecht University
Serves as a senior lecturer in Criminal Law and Criminology, focusing on various aspects of crime and justice.
Department of Criminology, Erasmus University Rotterdam • Rotterdam
Provided instruction and conducted research in the field of criminology.
Department of Psychology