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Methods of investigation

Internet sources in the Netherlands

• Special powers of investigation Act (BOB)

  The act is a direct result of the parliamentary inquiry into criminal investigation methods. The inquiry underlined the fact that there seemed to be a number of investigative processes that were unknown to many parties.

  Special powers of investigation Act

• Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI)

  The NFI provides services to clients within the criminal justice chain, such as the Public Prosecution Service and the police. A lawyer in a criminal case may also ask the examining magistrate or the public prosecutor handling the case to have the NFI conduct an examination. In addition, the NFI provides services to other persons or authorities, such as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service, foreign police or justice authorities, or to special investigative services such as the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) and the Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD).

  NFI

• Netherlands Institute of Forensic Psychiatry (NIFP)

  The Netherlands Institute of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology (NIFP) is the centre of expertise for forensic psychiatry and psychology. It is a national service of the Ministry of Justice, incorporated in the National Agency of Correctional Institutions. The NIFP provides independent psychiatric and psychological expertise (diagnosis, care and advice) to judicial and social chain partners. In this way it contributes to the due course of justice, effective implementation of custodial psychiatric care and treatment, and a safer society.

  NIFP

• European arrest warrant

  The European Union has adopted a Framework Decision on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States. The decision simplifies and speeds up the procedure, given that the whole political and administrative phase is replaced by a judicial mechanism.

  European arrest warrant

• Government theme Certificates of good conduct

  A certificate of good conduct is required for certain professions (such as teaching). An organisation can ask its employees for a certificate of good conduct if they work with confidential information, vulnerable people, money or goods. you will be issued with a certificate of good conduct ifyou do not have a criminal record that is relevant to your work.

  Certificates of good conduct

• Information centre for the environment (InfoMil)

  InfoMil has been set up for catalysing the implementation of environmental policy in the Netherlands.

  InfoMil