Short bio
Louis Favril has a background in clinical psychology (MSc) and criminology (MSc, PhD). He is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy (IRCP), Ghent University, Belgium. His research interests centre around the (mental) health and well-being of people involved in the criminal justice system and other vulnerable populations.
As a (co-)promotor, he is currently involved in research projects focused on prisoners’ needs for reintegration (Vlaamse Overheid), changes in self-control during and after imprisonment (BOF-IOP), the impact of drug consumption rooms (BELSPO), participatory action research in prisons (FWO), and evaluation of health care in Belgian prisons (FOD Volksgezondheid), among others.
Prof. Favril is a member of the editorial board for several scientific journals, including Tijdschrift voor Criminologie, Fatik, and Law and Criminology Journal.
Work details
- EMAIL: louis.favril@ugent.be
- TELEPHONE: +32 9 264 84 61
- TELEPHONE SECRETARIAT: +32 9 264 69 30
- ADRESS: Universiteitstraat 4, Ghent, Belgium
- ORCID: 0000-0002-9519-7824
Selected societal impact activities
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Expertise
- Prison
- Mental health
- Suicide
- Drug use
- Harm reduction
Offender reintegration
Selected projects
- The impact of the prison environment on drug use in women
- Rebuilding evidence on drug consumption rooms
- Behoeften voor re-integratie en recidivebeperking bij gedetineerden
- A neuro-criminological study of the impact of the prison environment on inmates’ self-control
- Suicidal thoughts and behaviour in Belgian prisons
- Feasibility study on drug consumption rooms in Belgium
- Hervorming van de penitentiaire gezondheidszorg in België
- Een participatief actieonderzoek naar gezondheid in detentie