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Sonja Meijer is a Full Professor of Criminal Law at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the Professor of Penitentiary Law at Radboud University Nijmegen. She has been the substitute head of the Department of Criminal Law and the programme director for the Empiricism and Norm research programme. Meijer's academic pursuits encompass both teaching and research, with a focus on criminal law, particularly sanctions law, detention law, and penology. Her work emphasizes the interconnectivity of criminal law and societal issues, exploring criminal justice responses to criminal behavior, which include prosecution, conviction, and alternative resolutions like mediation. She has led multiple WODC studies and has published extensively, contributing to the understanding of the implications of criminal convictions on fundamental rights. Meijer is also engaged in various editorial roles within academic journals. With a strong commitment to education, she holds qualifications in teaching and welcomes research proposals in criminal and penitentiary law from potential PhD candidates.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam • Amsterdam, NL
Leading the Criminal Law department and conducting significant research on criminal law and its implications.
Radboud University Nijmegen • Nijmegen, NL
Teaching and researching the aspects of penitentiary law.
Amsterdam District Court • Amsterdam, NL
Served as a deputy judge handling various cases in criminal law.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam • Amsterdam, NL
Oversaw the operations and academic activities of the Criminal Law department.
Administered under the Department of Clinical Psychology for Master's in Clinical and Developmental Psychopathology.