Thom Snaphaan – Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy

Short bio

My current position is academic assistant and PhD researcher at the Department of Criminology, Criminal Law and Social Law at Ghent University. I am member of the Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy (IRCP) since January 2018, as well as member of the knowledge and research platform Privacy, Information Exchange, Law Enforcement and Security (PIXLES) since its foundation in 2018. I hold a master’s degree in safety sciences (University of Antwerp). My current research interests are new and emerging data sources or ‘big data’, (quantitative) research methods, artificial intelligence and environmental criminology. With my PhD research, I am exploring the use of new and emerging data sources within environmental criminology.

Work details

EMAIL: thom.snaphaan@ugent.be
TELEPHONE: +32 9 264 67 03
TELEPHONE SECRETARIAT: +32 9 264 69 30
ADRESS: Universiteitstraat 4, Ghent, Belgium
ORCID: 0000-0002-7887-4723

Selected societal impact activities

Selected media

Selected events

17/09/2019 – Ghent –Internationale conferentie ter gelegenheid van 30 jaar CPS: ‘Policing a smart society: challenges and threats’ + jubileumfeest 30 jaar CPS
18-21/09/2019 – Ghent – 19th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology

Expertise

Environmental criminology
Big data
(Quantitative) research methodology

Selected projects

2018-present – PhD research ‘Does environmental criminology need big data?’ (working title)
2018-present – Social Capital and Neighborhoods
2018-present – From criminals to terrorists and back? GLOBSEC project