Dr. Janique Kroese

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Janique Kroese is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Criminology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, affiliated with the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR) and a visiting researcher at Griffith University, Australia. Her research primarily focuses on the dynamics within families and criminal behavior. In 2022, Kroese obtained her PhD from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and NSCR, where her dissertation examined the effects of growing up in a single-parent family during childhood and adolescence on adolescents' involvement in delinquency. During her PhD trajectory, she worked on various projects related to the consequences of parental crime, high-conflict divorces, and domestic violence. Before her PhD, she completed a research master's degree in Social Psychology and worked as a research assistant and junior lecturer at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Kroese coordinates and teaches courses in the bachelor's and master's programs in Criminology, focusing on the nature, extent, and harm of crime, as well as developmental and life-course criminology. She is also the thesis coordinator for the master's program and a member of the Examination Committee of the Faculty of Law.

Research Interests

Courses

Developmental Life-Course Criminology Bachelor and Master Thesis Supervision

Requirements for Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field 12 ECTS in Research Methods/Statistics 12 ECTS in Clinical Diagnosis/Assessment
Application Checklist
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Official Transcripts
  • Motivation Letter
  • Proof of English Proficiency
Specialization Notes

Administered under the Department of Clinical Psychology for Master's in Clinical and Developmental Psychopathology.