Journal


  • The History of Women in Intelligence

    The History of Women in Intelligence

    By Larisa Kasler Introduction Being a world of shadowy figures which shaped the course of history behind the scenes, espionage has mostly been viewed as a domain dominated by men. From James Bond to Mission: Impossible, espionage has long been shaped as a daring, exciting, and thrilling career, in which intelligent men exchange coded messages,…

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  • Interview: Dr. Akdogan’s Experience in Turkey’s Counterterrorism Unit

    Interview: Dr. Akdogan’s Experience in Turkey’s Counterterrorism Unit

    Interview with Dr. Hüseyin Akdoğan [Part 2] By Maria Dragosin Introduction This interview is the second part of my December interview with Dr. Akdoğan. In the first, we looked at the police regime in Turkey and how Dr. Akdoğan, alongside his ranked police officer colleagues, worked to change this regime after the American and European models.…

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  • Internship at the Dutch police – Everything you need to know

    Internship at the Dutch police – Everything you need to know

      By Clara Tonecker Introduction “We will make them suffer,” a police officer at the Vlaardingen station jokingly said about their internship program. The Vlaardingen police has introduced the internship program 5 years ago and invited 2-3 SSMS students per year into their midst. Karen Pluimgraaff is the person in charge of the internship program,…

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  • The Ethics Behind the Use of Forensic Genetic Genealogy

    The Ethics Behind the Use of Forensic Genetic Genealogy

    By Anna Vlugt Introduction When science is used in combination with the law, it is classified as forensic science (American Academy of Forensic Sciences, n.d.). When a crime is committed, forensic scientists search the scene for physical traces such as fingerprints and then analyze and assess their findings to aid in an investigation (Shen &…

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Want to join the Journal Committee and contribute to SSMS in a meaningful way? Our current team consists of Anna Vlugt, Kinga Pethő, Marit van der Laan, Hans Propsma, and Shaadiya Mohammed. We would love to welcome you to our team!


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