Welcome

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.

Field of activity
The NIFP’s field of activity comprises the forensic diagnosis, treatment and security of children, juveniles and adult detainees in the Netherlands. In this respect, the NIFP has the following responsibilities:
• advising the judiciary on the suspect’s person
• the establishment of high-quality forensic diagnostics
• sound and equal psychiatric care and treatment for detainees
• independent and professional testing of the implementation of criminal    measures promoting the professional standard, through training and scientific research.