Violaine Veen

Introduction

Violaine Veen (1978) studied psychology at the university of Amsterdam. After graduating in 2003 she worked as a junior researcher at the Netherlands institute of mental health and addiction (trimbos-instituut) in Utrecht. She conducted research on various forensic psychological issues, regarding the effectiveness of psychological and pharmacological therapy for different types of sexual and violent offenders. She started her Phd study at the university of Utrecht in 2005. This research is to examine the mechanisms leading to serious problem and delinquent behavior in moroccan youth in the netherlands.

Introduction

Previous research has shown that moroccan immigrant children in the Netherlands are at high risk of developing emotional and behavioral problems. For instance, police records show that moroccan immigrant children are over-represented in the population of juvenile delinquents and in judicial youth care. This leads to the question of why moroccan immigrant youth in the Netherlands is at high risk of severe problem and delinquent behavior. In the present study data are gathered for 300 12-18-year-old young male delinquents in Dutch detention centres, concerning emotional and behavioral problems and personality characteristics (e.g. psychopathic traits). Parent and self-reports are being collected, using the child behavior checklist, youth self report and youth psychopathy inventory. Moroccan immigrant children are compared to Dutch native juvenile delinquents and morrocan immigrant children in the general population. 

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