De kans op een VOG en ruimte voor maatwerk in (hoger) beroep aan de hand van een systematische jurisprudentieanalyse ; Chances of winning a Certificate of Conduct and individualised risk assessment in Dutch criminal record screening cases
The Netherlands endorses a unique criminal record system in which every job applicant can request the government to provide a risk assessment determining whether he or she is fit for a given job, known as the Certificate of Conduct (CoC). Yet, little is known about how these state-conducted risk and assessments are made. To fill this gap, we systematically analysed all case law on CoCs published online since 2004. We found surprisingly low chances of successfully winning a CoC by appealing against its denial (1.6%). Moreover, although judges have ample room for discretion and individualised as... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2022 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | van 't Zand , E & van den Berg , C 2022 , ' De kans op een VOG en ruimte voor maatwerk in (hoger) beroep aan de hand van een systematische jurisprudentieanalyse ' , Recht der werkelijkheid , vol. 43 , no. 3 , pp. 60-79 . https://doi.org/10.5553/RdW/138064242022043003004 |
Schlagwörter: | /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/peace_justice_and_strong_institutions / name=SDG 16 - Peace / Justice and Strong Institutions |
Sprache: | Niederländisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27463093 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/db8db8cb-a34a-4d65-a2fe-b93db7200c75 |
The Netherlands endorses a unique criminal record system in which every job applicant can request the government to provide a risk assessment determining whether he or she is fit for a given job, known as the Certificate of Conduct (CoC). Yet, little is known about how these state-conducted risk and assessments are made. To fill this gap, we systematically analysed all case law on CoCs published online since 2004. We found surprisingly low chances of successfully winning a CoC by appealing against its denial (1.6%). Moreover, although judges have ample room for discretion and individualised assessment, only exceptional personal circumstances may lead to a reversal of the denial. In particular, cases with only one offence committed a long time ago or involving a professional assessment stating a low recidivism risk. These findings indicate a strong focus on risk prevention, oftentimes favouring public protection above the individual’s rehabilitation and socio-economic interests. This puts due process at stake, especially since very few applicants (0.6%) appeal the denial of a CoC.