The victim support monitor periodically measures the experiences of victims receiving judicial victim support. The first measurement shows that victims are generally positive about the support offered by the police, the Public Prosecution Service, the Judiciary and Victim Support Netherlands. However, there are also victims who have predominantly negative experiences. In order to gain more knowledge about this group of victims, the Research and Documentation Centre (WODC) of the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice commissioned Regioplan to conduct a secondary analysis on the data gathered in the victim support monitor. Subsequently, the results of the data analysis were confronted with practical experiences of seven employees of victim support desks and studied in depth.

The full text of the study is only available in Dutch. However, the summary is also available in English (see below).

Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) is a behavioural intervention for adolescents (12-17 years of age) with severe antisocial behaviour. One of the aims of the intervention is to decrease recidivism. It consists of intensive supervision within a foster family, in which adolescents receive social skills training.

Between 2012 and 2014, Regioplan conducted a study that was commissioned by the Research and Documentation Centre (WODC) of the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice, in which the development of a group of MTFC-participants was mapped out and compared with the development of participants in a juvenile correctional institution (JJI). The central question of the study was the extent to which the intervention is effective and adds value compared to usual care in a JJI. The intention was to measure the effectiveness of the intervention in terms of reduction of criminal recidivism, within a maximum of three years after the efficacy study.

The full text of the study is only available in Dutch. However, the summary is also available in English (see below).

For the second time, Regioplan has conducted a study on the economic impact of the production and sale of Heineken beers in the European Union.

The job creation in the breweries, supplying sectors, hospitality and retail has been determined by using our own in-house impact model. The study also paid attention to the contribution to the GDP and government revenues in the European countries where Heineken breweries are situated.

This publication has not been made public.

Our colleague Maikel Groenewoud has given a presentation about privacy and survey research at the Amsterdam Privacy Conference 2015. The main focus of his presentation was on illustrating how the anonymity of respondents’ answers can be guaranteed when investigating sensitive topics, by using the randomized response method.

The exponential increase in data being generated and collected in modern society has caused increasing concerns about privacy issues, especially in relation to the disclosure of sensitive information. Randomized response is traditionally used in the data collection process to give respondents a guarantee of privacy. Potentially, a form of this technique can also be applied to so-called ‘big data’.

In order of the European Commission Regioplan has written a flash report about the Dutch social housing reform in the light of the refugee crisis. Recent Dutch policy measures have reduced the ability of housing associations to expand the supply of social housing. This creates pressure, which is increasing with the arrival of asylum seekers, who are a prioritized category. Radical measures have been tabled to address this situation.

For the Vietnam Beer-Alcohol Association (VBA) Regioplan Policy Research and EY Vietnam jointly conducted an study focusing on the economic impact of the Vietnamese beer sector.
The methodology used for estimating this economic impact is developed by Regioplan. It is a model that can also be used in a wide range of other sectors.

For Asociația Berarii României we conducted a study focusing on the economic impact of the Romanian beer sector in the year 2013. The methodology used for estimating this economic impact is developed by Regioplan. It is a model that can also be used in a wide range of other sectors. You can find a news article about this study at the website of Asociația Berarii României.

Regioplan and Ernst & Young jointly conducted a study on the economic impact of SABMiller in ten European countries. In addition to economic effects, the study also pays attention to corporate responsibility and the importance of SABMiller breweries for suppliers in the regions in which they are located.

For the first time ever, Carlsberg Group has issued a report on their economic contrubition to society in terms of economic value, employment, and taxes and government revenues. Regioplan and EY have assessed the impact figures presented in this report. You can find the report at the website of Carlsberg Group.

It turns out there is a clear relation between the extent of undeclared work within a country and the type of economic policies that are implemented. This conclusion emerges from an analysis in a large number of Western countries, commissioned by Randstad.

The study shows that those economies with a small undeclared sector succeeded in reducing the supply of undeclared work, on the one hand by providing good social services and on the other hand by means of active labour market policies leading people into formal employment. By making it easier for companies to turn to temporary employment through temp agencies to meet their flexible labour demands, the demand for undeclared work also diminishes.

These findings can be read in the report Flexibility@work 2014; tackling undeclared work, published by Randstad. The report was written by Colin Williams from the University of Sheffield and Piet Renooy of Regioplan Policy Research.