Short bio
Prof. Dr. Christophe Vandeviver is a Research Professor in Criminology (Ghent University Research Council, BOFZAP) 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
- 2018 – Selected Social Scientist for Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC) Video Testimonial Project. Flemish Supercomputer Center, BE.
- 2018 – Overal minder misdaad. En niet dankzij politie of politiek [Everywhere less crime. And not because of police or politicians]. De Morgen (Belgian Dutch-language national newspaper). Interview on crime drop.
- 2018 – Nieuwjaarsnacht blijft populair bij dief [New year’s eve is popular among burglar]. VTM Nieuws (Belgian Dutch-language national television news). Television interview on burglary target selection.
Selected events
- 2019-2020 – Member of the Scientific Committee of the 2019 and 2020 Annual Meetings of the European Society of Criminology
- 21/02/2020 – Co-organizer ‘Changing Publication Practices: From Predatory to Plan S’
- 06/11/2019 – Co-organizer EWI focusdag ‘GPDR and Research Policy’
Expertise
- Geography of crime and crime control
- Crime science
- Sexual violence
- Quantitative research methods
Selected projects
- 2020 – Domestic violence in Belgium in times of corona
- 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