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Lars Breuls obtained a Ph.D. fellowship of the Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO), which allowed him to carry out ethnographic research in immigration detention in Belgium and in the Netherlands (October 2016 – September 2020). He succesfully defended his Ph.D. on immigration detention practices on 7 September 2020. He is now working as a professor of penology and studying the decision-making practices of immigration officers. His research interests include practices of immigration control, penal and administrative decision-making, and practices of prison sentence implementation.
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FWOAL1183: Age Matters: Unpacking the Role of Advanced Age in Penal Decision-Making
Humblet, D. (Administrative Promotor) & Breuls, L. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/01/26 → 31/12/29
Project: Fundamental
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CONI864: Othering and the Reconfiguration of Mobility Governance in Europe - Midterm conference of the Working group ‘Criminology of Mobility’ of the European Society of Criminology
Breuls, L. (Administrative Promotor)
11/12/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Fundamental
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FWOTM1339: Soft deportation? A multi-perspective study of ‘voluntary’ return programs in Belgium
Deschuyteneer, L. (Mandate), Breuls, L. (Administrative Promotor) & Vanhouche, A.-S. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/11/25 → 31/10/29
Project: Fundamental
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VLOV229: Scientific follow-up of the Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) project in the lap of the Flemish Houses of Justice
Breuls, L. (Administrative Promotor), Uzieblo, K. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & Verfaillie, K. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
15/02/25 → 14/02/27
Project: Fundamental
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NSIS1: Brussels Interdisciplinary Research centre on Migration and Minorities (BIRMM)
Adam, I. (Administrative Promotor), Trauner, F. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Smets, K. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), De Kimpe, S. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Breuls, L. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Lambert, B. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Winter, A. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Smis, S. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), De Hert, P. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Henrard, K. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Vosters, R. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Sepp, A. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Lechkar, I. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Verhaeghe, P.-P. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Bircan, T. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Van Belle, E. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Nagel, M. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Brosens, D. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), De Backer, F. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & Consuegra, E. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/11/24 → 31/10/29
Project: Fundamental
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Een criminologisch-penologische blik op praktijken van en ervaringen met migratiecontrole in België
Liekens, F., Breuls, L., Kox, M., Van Buggenhout, M. & Vandennieuwenhuysen, E., 19 Jan 2026, In: Panopticon. 47, 1, p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue
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Les formations comportementales en Flandre : Évolutions récentes
Translated title of the contribution :Behavioural training programmes in Flanders: recent evolutions Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Penale macht in het terugkeerbeleid: De beleving van vreemdelingenrechtelijke beslissingen door niet-verblijfsgerechtigde personen in migratiedetentie
Breuls, L., Jan 2026, In: Panopticon. 47, 1, p. 11-33 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prison ethnographies in Europe: Origins, developments and new approaches
Vanhouche, A.-S., Breuls, L. & Beyens, K., Jan 2026, The Routledge Handbook of European Penology. Snacken, S., Cliquennois, G., Durnescu, I., Humblet, D. & Larrauri, E. (eds.). Abingdon: Routlegde, p. 195-209 15 p. (Routledge International Handbooks).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Between ideal and practice: What’s wrong with discretionary early release?
Beyens, K. & Breuls, L., 2025, Parole futures. Rationalities, institutions and practices. Harry, A., Nicola, C. & Thomas, G. (eds.). Oxford: Bloomsbury Publishing, p. 159-175 17 p. 9Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Prizes
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Aspirant van het FWO - Vlaanderen
Breuls, L. (Recipient), 1 Oct 2016
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Activities
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Unaccompanied minors in Belgium under the new EU Pact on Migration and Asylum: A critical reflection
Van Buggenhout, M. (Speaker), Breuls, L. (Contributor), Debruyne, P. (Contributor) & Geentjens, J. (Contributor)
16 Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Governing through 'voluntariness': return counselling and assisted return in Belgium
Deschuyteneer, L. (Speaker) & Breuls, L. (Speaker)
16 Apr 2026 → 17 Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Too old for juvenile justice, too young for criminal justice – Researching practices and experiences of juvenilisation in criminal justice
Leys, M. (Contributor), Breuls, L. (Supervisor) & Dumortier, E. (Supervisor)
31 Mar 2026Activity: Other › Written proposal
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Drug Treatment Courts in Flanders: Developments, Opportunities, and Persistent Challenges
Leys, M. (Speaker) & Breuls, L. (Contributor)
17 Jun 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Panopticon (Journal)
Breuls, L. (Editor), Kox, M. (Editor), Liekens, F. (Editor), Van Buggenhout, M. (Editor) & Vandennieuwenhuysen, E. (Editor)
19 Jan 2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
Thesis
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Vrijstelling en verwijdering als keerzijden van eenzelfde medaille? De rol van de gevangenisdirecteur in de (vervroegde) invrijheidstellingsprocedures van gedetineerden zonder recht op verblijf
Breuls, L. ((PhD) Student), Beyens, K. (Promotor) & De Ridder, S. (Advisor), 3 Jul 2015Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Vrijwillige terugkeer in België: beleid, doelstellingen en de rol van return counselors
Deschuyteneer, L. ((PhD) Student) & Breuls, L. (Promotor), 2023Student thesis: Master's Thesis