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The Ministry is working towards a safer, more just society by giving people legal protection and, where necessary, intervening in their lives. We sometimes have to take radical measures: divesting parents of parental responsibility, for example, or putting convicted criminals in prison. We also give people new prospects: for example, we help prisoners return to society and provide support for victims of crime. These are all measures that only the Ministry of Justice and Security is entitled to take. The law is about people.</p></div> </div> <div class="fullWidthSection"> <section class="brickRow spotLight"> <h2 class="assistive"> Spotlight</h2> <div class="brick"> <a href="/government/members-of-cabinet/david-van-weel" class=""> <h3>David van Weel</h3> <div class="brick-image"> <figure class="img-container"> <img src="/binaries/medium/content/gallery/government/content-afbeeldingen/government/bewindspersonen/kabinet-schoof/david-van-weel/downloads/david-van-weel-2.jpg" alt=""/> <footer> <small class="copyright"> Image: Martijn Beekman</small> </footer> </figure> </div> <div class="brick-text"> <p> Minister of Justice and Security </p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="brick"> <a href="/government/members-of-cabinet/ingrid-coenradie" class=""> <h3>Ingrid Coenradie</h3> <div class="brick-image"> <figure class="img-container"> <img src="/binaries/medium/content/gallery/government/content-afbeeldingen/government/bewindspersonen/kabinet-schoof/ingrid-coenradie/downloads/ingrid-coenradie-5.jpg" alt=""/> <footer> <small class="copyright"> Image: Martijn Beekman</small> </footer> </figure> </div> <div class="brick-text"> <p> Minister for Detention and Protection</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="brick"> <a href="/government/members-of-cabinet/teun-struycken" class=""> <h3>Teun Struycken</h3> <div class="brick-image"> <figure class="img-container"> <img src="/binaries/medium/content/gallery/rijksoverheid/content-afbeeldingen/regering/bewindspersonen/kabinet-schoof/teun-struycken/downloads/teun-struycken-5.jpg" alt=""/> <footer> <small class="copyright"> Image: Martijn Beekman</small> </footer> </figure> </div> <div class="brick-text"> <p> Minister for Legal Protection</p> </div> </a> </div> </section> <section class="brickRow nieuws"> <h2> News</h2> <div class="brick"> <a href="/ministries/ministry-of-justice-and-security/news/2024/11/18/better-legal-protection-for-vulnerable-families-in-protection-of-juveniles"> <h3> Better legal protection for vulnerable families in protection of juveniles</h3> <div class="brick-text"> <p> <span class="publDate">18-11-2024 | 15:30</span> </p> <p>In a letter to the House of Representatives, the minister for legal protection, Teun Struycken, outlines the main features of the ...</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="brick"> <a href="/ministries/ministry-of-justice-and-security/news/2024/11/14/%E2%82%AC280-million-extra-for-police-and-security"> <h3> €280 million extra for police and security</h3> <div class="brick-text"> <p> <span class="publDate">14-11-2024 | 17:54</span> </p> <p>Our security, freedoms and democratic rule of law are under threat. The government is responding to this by annually investing ...</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="brick"> <a href="/ministries/ministry-of-justice-and-security/news/2024/11/14/neutral-presence-for-special-enforcement-officers"> <h3> Neutral presence for special enforcement officers</h3> <div class="brick-text"> <p> <span class="publDate">14-11-2024 | 17:54</span> </p> <p>Special enforcement officers should have a neutral presence. For that reason, they are no longer permitted to wear visible ...</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="brick"> <a href="/ministries/ministry-of-justice-and-security/news/2024/11/14/multi-million-boost-to-continue-developing-drone-detection-in-prisons"> <h3> Multi-million boost to continue developing drone detection in prisons</h3> <div class="brick-text"> <p> <span class="publDate">14-11-2024 | 17:34</span> </p> <p>An additional €16 million will be allocated each year to prevent inmates from continuing their criminal activities while in ...</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="brick"> <a href="/ministries/ministry-of-justice-and-security/news/2024/10/21/higher-prison-sentences-possible-for-drug-criminals"> <h3> Higher prison sentences possible for drug criminals</h3> <div class="brick-text"> <p> <span class="publDate">21-10-2024 | 14:30</span> </p> <p>The legal maximum sentence for the more serious forms of hard drug crime goes up. Our country must become as unattractive as ...</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="brick"> <a href="/ministries/ministry-of-justice-and-security/news/2024/10/16/psychological-violence-to-become-a-punishable-offence"> <h3> Psychological violence to become a punishable offence</h3> <div class="brick-text"> <p> <span class="publDate">16-10-2024 | 17:00</span> </p> <p>State Secretary for Justice and Security Ingrid Coenradie is introducing a legislative bill to make psychological violence a ...</p> </div> </a> </div> <a class="more" href="/ministries/ministry-of-justice-and-security/news">More news</a> </section> </div><aside> <div class="brick linkBlock"> <h2>See also</h2> <ul> <li> <a href="/topics/counterterrorism-and-national-security"> Counterterrorism and national security</a> <span class="meta"> Topic</span> </li> <li> <a href="/topics/police"> Police</a> <span class="meta"> Topic</span> </li> <li> <a href="/topics/identification-documents"> Identification documents</a> <span class="meta"> Topic</span> </li> <li> <a href="/topics/alcohol"> Alcohol</a> <span class="meta"> Topic</span> </li> </ul></div> </aside><div id="follow-up"> <div class="block"> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="site-footer"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="column"> <h2>Service</h2> <ul> <li > <a href="/contact">Contact</a> </li> <li > <a href="/rss">RSS</a> </li> <li > <a href="/sitemap">Sitemap</a> </li> <li > <a href="/help">Help</a> </li> <li > <a href="/archive">Archive</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="column"> <h2>About this site</h2> <ul> <li > <a href="/copyright">Copyright</a> </li> <li > <a href="/privacy">Privacy</a> </li> <li > <a href="/cookies">Cookies</a> </li> <li > <a href="/accessibility">Accessibility</a> </li> <li > <a href="/reporting-a-vulnerability">Report vulnerability</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="languages" aria-labelledby="languageMenuLabel"> <div class="languages__wrapper"> <p id="languageMenuLabel" class="languages__label">This website in other languages:</p> <ul class="languages__list"> <li class="languages__list-item selected"> English</li> <li class="languages__list-item "> <a href="https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/" class="languages__link" lang="nl">Nederlands</a> </li> <li class="languages__list-item "> <a href="https://www.gobiernodireino.nl/" class="languages__link" lang="pap">Papiamento</a> </li> <li class="languages__list-item "> <a href="https://www.gobiernudireino.nl/" class="languages__link" lang="pap">Papiamentu</a> </li> </ul> </div> </nav> </footer> </div>  <script src="/webfiles/1728237806798/behaviour/core.js"></script>  <script src="/binaries/content/assets/government/javascript/government-survey-bar.min-20230526.js"></script> </body> </html>

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