prof. dr. R.A. (Rolf) Hoving

Rolf Hoving obtained his PhD in 2017, for which he conducted research on experts in criminal procedures. Thereafter he worked as associate professor and researcher of criminal (procedural) law at our faculty. Since 2023 he is appointed as professor by special appointment of Supervision of Governmental Criminal Proceedings. His expertise is in the field of criminal procedure and evidence law, including the supervision of the public prosecutor and the police, the position of experts and victims in the criminal process and the handling of evidence, procedural documents and data.

Since 2020, Hoving has also been an academic associate at the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service. He is involved in the preparation of consultation opinions. He is also secretary of the Quality Development Reflection Chamber, where he works on reflecting on what the Public Prosecution Service can learn from procedural deficiencies identified by the courts and developing the recommendations of the Reflection Chamber.