Rate My Professor Marieke Liem

Liem's research specializes in interpersonal violence, domestic homicide including intimate partner homicide, homicide by the mentally ill, homicide followed by suicide, effects of confinement on violent offenders, and international comparative research on lethal violence. She has authored or edited key publications such as Handbook of European Homicide Research: Patterns, Explanations, and Country Studies (2012, with William Pridemore), Domestic Homicide: Patterns and Dynamics (2018, with Frans Koenraadt), After Life Imprisonment: Re-entry in the Era of Mass Incarceration (2016), Violent Encounters (2022), and Mythen over moord: dertig jaar fataal geweld in Nederland (2024, with G. Leistra). Her articles appear in journals including Homicide Studies, European Journal of Criminology, and Aggression and Violent Behavior. Awards include New Scientist Scientific Talent (2015), Marie Curie Fellowship, and Leiden University's Leadership with Impact and Academic Leadership recognitions. Liem serves on editorial boards of Homicide Studies and International Criminal Justice Review, and provides consultancy to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, European Institute for Gender Equality, and Dutch National Police. She has secured grants from the European Commission, WODC, and EMCDDA for projects on firearms trafficking, drugs-homicide links, and radicalisation.