Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. The emergence and use of GPS electronic monitoring in Germany: current trends and findings Journal Article
    Haverkamp, Rita ; Wössner, Gunda (2016)
    In: Journal of Technology in Human Services, 34(1), pp. 117-138
    Electronic surveillance Parole and probation Sexual offenses Law reform Crime prevention Criminals
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  2. Prostitutes, respectable women, and women from "outside" : the Carl Grossmann sexual murder case in postwar Berlin Contribution
    Elder, Sace (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 185-206
    Trials: particular Offenses against morals Crime Sexual offenses Criminals Victims News media years: 1880 - 1945
  3. Correctional treatment of sexual and violent offenders Journal Article
    Wössner, Gunda ; Schwedler, Andreas (2014)
    In: Criminal Justice and Behavior, 41(7), pp. 862-879
    Rehabilitation of criminals Criminology Empirical research Sexual offenses Statutes Recidivism Psychiatric / mental institution Law reform Crime prevention Prisons and imprisonment
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  4. Policing morality: Constitutional law and the criminalization of incest Journal Article
    Dubber, Markus D. (2011)
    In: University of Toronto Law Journal, 61(4), pp. 737-759
    Criminal law Constitutional law Offenses against morals Offenses against the person Sexual offenses
  5. Basic rights and substantive criminal law: the incest case Journal Article
    Lagodny, Otto (2011)
    In: University of Toronto Law Journal, 61(4), pp. 761-781
    Civil rights Legal good Offenses against the person Sexual offenses Constitutional law Criminal law Constitutional courts
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  6. The development of criminal law in Germany with an emphasis on sexual and juvenile offenses Contribution
    Wössner, Gunda ; Quenzer, Carolin ; Vig, David (2011)
    In: Kury, Helmut; Shea, Evelyn (Eds.), Punitiveness - a global phenomenon?, Brockmeyer, Bochum, (Crime and crime policy, 8-1), pp. 375-393
    Law reform Sexual offenses Statutes
  7. German and Swedish procedures as models for the empowerment of racial minority women in rape trials Journal Article
    Wolhuter, Lorraine (2010)
    In: International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice, 38(1), pp. 1-16
    Sexual offenses Criminal procedure Minorities Women Victims Feminism Private prosecution Trials Comparative law
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  8. Is psychopathy elevated among criminal offenders who are under preventive detention pursuant to Section 66 of the German Penal Code? Journal Article
    Habermeyer, Elmar ; Passow, Daniel ; Vohs, Knut (2010)
    In: Behavioral sciences & the law, 28(2), pp. 267-76
    Arrest, detention and bail Criminals Recidivism Sexual offenses Experts, expert witnesses and scientific evidence Psychiatry Mental health Empirical research
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  9. Germany Contribution
    Weigend, Thomas (2010)
    In: Dubber, Markus; Heller, Kevin (Eds.), The handbook of comparative criminal law, Stanford Law Books, Stanford, pp. 252-287
    Criminal law Legal history Criminal law: theory Punishment, Theories of Criminal law: culpability Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Sanctions, Criminal Offenses against the person Sexual offenses Offenses against property
  10. Uncertainty and the search for truth at trial. Defining prosecutorial 'objectivity' in German sexual assault cases Journal Article
    Boyne, Shawn Marie (2010)
    In: Washington and Lee Law Review, 67(4)
    Inquisitorial system Adversarial system Prosecutorial discretion Prosecuting and public attorney Criminal procedure Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Comparative law Sexual offenses
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  11. Sexual offenders in preventive detention: Data concerning the inmates and expert witness practice Journal Article
    Habermeyer, Elmar ; Passow, Daniel ; Puhlmann, Peter ; Vohs, Knut ; Herpertz, Sabine (2009)
    In: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 53(4), pp. 373-384
    Sexual offenses Criminals Recidivism Arrest, detention and bail Sanctions, Non-criminal Empirical research
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  12. Sexual abuse of children abroad – a German perspective on the Antalya case Journal Article
    Kirchner, Stefan (2007)
    In: German Law Journal, 8(8), pp. 777-783
    Sexual offenses Criminal intent Justification (criminal law) Criminal law: juveniles Arrest, detention and bail
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    Open Access
  13. Criminal victims/witnesses of crimes: the criminal offences of smuggling and trafficking of human beings in Germany, discretionary residence rights, and other ways of protecting victims Journal Article
    Ziegler, Katja S. (2005)
    In: German Law Journal, 6(3), pp. 605-648
    Victims Witnesses Offenses against the person Organized crime Women Emigration and immigration European Union and national law (relationship) European Law: general Asylum Sexual offenses Refugees Criminal procedure Private prosecution
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    Open Access
  14. Security gaps. Responding to dangerous sex offenders in the Federal Republic of Germany Journal Article
    Albrecht, Hans-Jörg (2004)
    In: Federal Sentencing Reporter, 16(3), pp. 200-207
    Insanity Sentences Sexual offenses
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  15. New approaches of preventing sexual crimes in Germany Contribution
    Obergfell-Fuchs, Joachim ; Kury, Helmut ; Kloppenburg, Vanessa ; Wössner, Gunda (2003)
    In: Kury, Helmut; Obergfell-Fuchs, Joachim (Eds.), Crime prevention: new approaches, Weißer Ring, Mainz, (Mainzer Schriften zur Situation von Kriminalitätsopfern, 34), pp. 277-320
    Sexual offenses Law reform Crime prevention Victims Domestic or gender-based violence Criminology Criminals