Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. Predictors of incidents during short leave: An analysis of prisoner personal files in the Lower Saxony prison system Journal Article
    Neumann, Merten ; Schüttler, Helena ; Klatt, Thimna (2024)
    In: Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform, 107(1), pp. 115-128
    Criminology Recidivism Prisons and imprisonment Penology Drug abuse Empirical research
    DOI
  2. Unsupervised short leave in forensic addiction treatment: Is there an influence on treatment progress? Journal Article
    Neumann, Louisa ; Neumann, Merten (2024)
    In: Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform, 107(1), pp. 54-63
    Criminology Drug abuse Alcohol and alcoholism Psychiatry Recidivism Penology Empirical research
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  3. Insane offenders, dangerous criminals, criminal responsibility and security measures: the positivist criminology network and the reform of criminal law in imperial Germany Journal Article
    Härter, Karl (2023)
    In: GLOSSAE. European Journal of Legal History, pp. 67-94
    Legal history Insanity Legal positivism Law reform Criminals Criminal law: culpability Codes and codification Psychology Recidivism Arrest, detention and bail Psychiatric / mental institution
    Open Access
  4. Intensified support for juvenile offenders on probation: Evidence from Germany Journal Article
    Engel, Christoph ; Goerg, Sebastian J.; Traxler, Christian (2022)
    In: Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 19(2), pp. 447-490
    Parole and probation Criminal law: juveniles Criminals Recidivism Rehabilitation of criminals Empirical research Criminology Statistics
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    Open Access
  5. “Mixed” sexual offending against both children and adults: An empirical comparison with individuals who exclusively offended against child or adult victims Journal Article
    Link, Eva ; Lösel, Friedrich (2021)
    In: Criminal Justice and Behavior, 48(11), pp. 1616-1633
    Sexual offenses Children Victims Criminals Recidivism Empirical research
    DOI
  6. Trajectories of delinquency among young adult prisoners Journal Article
    Taefi, Anabel ; Hosser, Daniela (2021)
    In: European Journal of Criminology, 18(6), pp. 855-874
    Criminology Empirical research Criminal law: juveniles Prisons and imprisonment Recidivism
    DOI
  7. Dealing with dangerous offenders in Europe. A comparative study of provisions in England and Wales, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden Journal Article
    Jehle, Jörg-Martin ; Lewis, Chris ; Nagtegaal, Marleen ; Palmowski, Nina ; Pyrcak-Górowska, Małgorzata ; van der Wolf, Michiel ; Zila, Josef (2021)
    In: Criminal Law Forum, 32(2), pp. 181-245
    Comparative law Criminals Prisons and imprisonment Parole and probation Sentences Arrest, detention and bail Recidivism Insanity Criminal law: culpability Drug abuse and crime Judicial statistics
    DOI
    Open Access
  8. Day fines in Germany Contribution
    Albrecht, Hans-Jörg (2021)
    In: Faure, Michael; Kantorowicz-Reznichenko, Elena (Eds.), Day fines in Europe. Assessing income-based sanctions in criminal justice systems, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 85-121
    Sanctions, Criminal Criminal policy Sentences Penology Judicial statistics Recidivism
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  9. Preventive detention in Germany and Europe Contribution
    Drenkhahn, Kirstin ; Morgenstern, Christine (2020)
    In: Felthous, Alan; Sass, Henning (Eds.), Diagnosis and treatment, Wiley-Blackwell, Hoboken, (The Wiley international handbook on psychopathic disorders and the law, Volume I), pp. 87-106
    Arrest, detention and bail Sanctions, Criminal Sanctions, Non-criminal Criminal law: culpability Recidivism Legal history Comparative law European Union and national law (relationship) European Court of Human Rights Judgments Mental health
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  10. Preventive justice and the dangerous offender: seeking solutions to protect society Contribution
    Watney, Murdoch (2020)
    In: Hugo, Charl; Möllers, Thomas (Eds.), Legal certainty and fundamental rights. A cross-disciplinary approach to constitutional principles in German and South African law, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, (Augsburger Rechtsstudien, 89), pp. 189-220
    Criminals Recidivism Crime prevention Arrest, detention and bail Sentences Comparative law
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  11. Criminal recidivism after imprisonment among sex offenders and violent offenders: a comparison between self-reported and officially recorded reoffending behavior Journal Article
    Wössner, Gunda ; Hefner, Franziska (2020)
    In: Criminology - The Online Journal, pp. 264-282
    Criminology Empirical research Recidivism Sexual offenses Crime prevention Criminals
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  12. Does electronic monitoring as a means of release preparation reduce subsequent recidivism? A randomized controlled trial in Germany Journal Article
    Meuer, Katharina ; Wössner, Gunda (2020)
    In: European Journal of Criminology, 17(5), pp. 563-584
    Parole and probation Electronic surveillance Recidivism Empirical research Rehabilitation of criminals Criminology
    DOI
  13. Two cultures of punishment Journal Article
    Kleinfeld, Joshua (2016)
    In: Stanford Law Review, 68(5), pp. 933-1036
    Punishment, Purposes of Sentences Comparative law Crime Criminals Rehabilitation of criminals Recidivism Parole and probation Capital punishment Criminal policy
  14. Preventive detention in German criminal law Journal Article
    Kaspar, Johannes (2016)
    In: Peking University Law Journal, 4(1), pp. 79-100
    Arrest, detention and bail Sanctions, Criminal Sanctions, Non-criminal Crime prevention Punishment, Purposes of Recidivism Criminals European Court of Human Rights Judgments
    DOI
  15. Which risk factors are really predictive? Journal Article
    Grieger, Lena ; Hosser, Daniela (2014)
    In: Criminal Justice and Behavior, 41(5), pp. 613-634
    Recidivism Prisons and imprisonment Criminology Empirical research
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