Christophe Vandeviver – Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy

Short bio

Dr. Christophe Vandeviver is a Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow Fundamental Research from the Research Foundation—Flanders (FWO) at the Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy (IRCP), Ghent University. He is a Fellow of the Belgian Young Academy and affiliated with the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR) as an International Research Fellow . His research focuses on the spatial and temporal analysis of crime and crime control, crime science, and sexual violence victimization.

Work details

EMAIL: christophe.vandeviver@ugent.be
TELEPHONE: +32 9 264 97 03
TELEPHONE SECRETARIAT: +32 9 264 69 30
ADRESS: Universiteitstraat 4, Ghent, Belgium
ORCID: 0000-0001-9714-7006

Selected societal impact activities

2019-present – Editorial board member of the ‘Universiteit van Vlaanderen’
2018 – Criminology Expert in the Expert Panel ‘Behavioral and Societal Sciences (G&M)’ of the Flemish Science Agenda. Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO), BE.
2017-2018 – Academic consultant to help design out crime and disorder in the Ghent student entertainment district ‘Overpoort’.

Selected media

Selected events

Expertise

Geography of crime and crime control
Crime science
Sexual violence

Selected projects

2018-2021 – Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship: “How burglars select targets: A micro-level test of hierarchical burglary selection models”
2018-2022 – Interdisciplinary Research Project: “Where Police Patrol: Preventing Crime Through Effective Patrol Strategies”
2017-2021 – Belgian Research Action through Interdisciplinary Networks (BRAIN-be) Research Project: “UN-MENAMAIS: Understanding the Mechanisms, Nature, Magnitude, and Impact of Sexual Violence in Belgium”