Crime scripting in theory and practice: An overview of a foundational work

• In Event: WG-PLACE 1: Crime Scripting

Abstract

Crime scripting is gaining importance as an analytical method in academic research and practice. This presentation will provide a glimpse into its diversity based on an anthology from a forthcoming edited book (Crime Scripting: Theory and Practice; to be published in Dutch by Boom criminology in the fall of 2024).This will include a general overview of the structure and core aspects of the collection work, focusing on what the method entails, its value in contemporary criminological research, how it is applied in practice, and how it relates or could relate to other methods and techniques. This presentation is also an overarching introduction to the other presentations in this thematic session.

Authors

• Peter Klerks, Netherlands Public Prosecution Service & Police Academy

• Thom Snaphaan, Avans University of Applied Sciences & Ghent University