Summary The return of immigrants who are obliged to depart. Behavioural interventions that could be used in the return process.

To promote the independent return of immigrants who are obliged to depart, Regioplan conducted an exploratory study into behavioural interventions in other social spheres that could be used in the return process. The study was commissioned by the Research and Documentation Centre (WODC) of the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice. It looked at behavioural interventions that encourage people to exhibit other behaviour, which they were not initially prepared to exhibit. Moreover, it looked at both behavioural interventions that focus on conscious behaviour modification and the possibility of using nudges that engage automatic and unconscious thought processes.

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