Monica den Boer is Professor of Military Policing Operations at the Netherlands Defence Academy, as well as Professor by special appointment at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs at Leiden University. Previously, she served as a Member of Dutch Parliament from 2017 to 2020. Among other positions, she was Director of Knowledge and Research Development at the Netherlands Police Academy and held a chair at the VU University of Amsterdam between 2003 and 2016.
Her academic expertise particularly relates to security and international policing. She has published over 200 books, articles and reports, including an edited volume entitled “Comparative Policing from a Legal Perspective” with Edward Elgar.



