#18. Sonja Snacken on criminology in Belgium

In this episode, Lieven and Marcelo interview Sonja Snacken.

Sonja Snacken is Professor of criminology at the Free University of Brussels (VUB) in Belgium. She is a former president of the ESC, and was granted several Awards, a.o. the Lifetime Achievement Award of the ESC, and a Honoris Causa by the University of Glasgow. Professor Sonja Snacken’s research interests are related to human rights, penology, prison overpopulation, and alternatives to prison sentences as a way of sanctioning people who committed crimes. 

This interview was conducted on 7 October 2022. 

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