Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. ‘One always looks for a compromise…’: Senior prison managers’ views of law, human rights and prisoner complaints in Germany Journal Article
    Morgenstern, Christine ; Rogan, Mary (2023)
    In: Incarceration, pp. 1-20
    Prisons and imprisonment Human rights Empirical research Rehabilitation of criminals
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  2. “Your honor is not my honor”: Disenfranchisement and rehabilitation as a political battleground from the war to the end of the Weimar Republic Contribution
    Groot, Timon (2023)
    In: Groot, Timon (Eds.), Citizens into dishonored felons. Felony disenfranchisement, honor, and rehabilitation in Germany, 1806-1933, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 28), pp. 172-205
    Rehabilitation of criminals Sanctions, Criminal Legal history Civil rights Amnesty and pardon Law reform National Socialism Antisemitism Races
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  3. “The blessing of the war”: World War I as a chance for rehabilitation Contribution
    Groot, Timon (2023)
    In: Groot, Timon (Eds.), Citizens into dishonored felons. Felony disenfranchisement, honor, and rehabilitation in Germany, 1806-1933, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 28), pp. 153-171
    Rehabilitation of criminals War Sanctions, Criminal Amnesty and pardon Civil rights Military law and armed forces Legal history
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  4. “The chain of dishonor”: Petitioning for rehabilitation in imperial Germany Contribution
    Groot, Timon (2023)
    In: Groot, Timon (Eds.), Citizens into dishonored felons. Felony disenfranchisement, honor, and rehabilitation in Germany, 1806-1933, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 28), pp. 125-152
    Rehabilitation of criminals Sanctions, Criminal Civil rights Records Amnesty and pardon Legal history
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  5. “Rights of citizenship are conditional rights”: Disenfranchisement, honor, and trust in the criminal codes before German unification Contribution
    Groot, Timon (2023)
    In: Groot, Timon (Eds.), Citizens into dishonored felons. Felony disenfranchisement, honor, and rehabilitation in Germany, 1806-1933, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 28), pp. 19-47
    Legal history Codes and codification Sanctions, Criminal Civil rights Citizenship Offenses against the administration of justice Rehabilitation of criminals
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  6. Strengths and weaknesses of the judicial protection in Germany Contribution
    Graebsch, Christine (2023)
    In: Cliquennois, Gaëtan (Eds.), The evolving protection of prisoners' rights in Europe, Routledge, Abingdon, (Routledge frontiers of criminal justice, ), pp. 98-110
    Prisons and imprisonment European Court of Human Rights European Union and national law (relationship) Arrest, detention and bail Penology Rehabilitation of criminals Minorities
  7. 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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  8. “I wanna be somebody by the time I turn 25”: narratives of pathways into crime and reentry expectations among young men in Germany and the United States Contribution
    Soyer, Michaela ; Selzer, Janina L. (2021)
    In: Abrams, Laura; Cox, Alexandra (Eds.), The Palgrave international handbook of youth imprisonment, Springer, Cham, pp. 165-182
    Empirical research Criminology Criminal law: juveniles Prisons and imprisonment Rehabilitation of criminals Education
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  9. 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
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  10. Identifying the rehabilitative potential of electronically monitored release preparation: a randomized controlled study in Germany Journal Article
    Schwedler, Andreas ; Wössner, Gunda (2017)
    In: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 61(8), pp. 839-856
    Electronic surveillance Rehabilitation of criminals Criminology Empirical research Criminals
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  11. 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
  12. Dominant court decision-making: Germany. Conditional release in Germany - Who decides? And who really does? Contribution
    Morgenstern, Christine (2014)
    In: Herzog-Evans, Martine (Eds.), Offender release and supervision. The role of courts and the use of discretion, Wolf Legal Publishers, Oisterwijk, pp. 109-135
    Judges Sentences Parole and probation Judicial discretion Rehabilitation of criminals
  13. Repressive rehabilitation : crime, morality, and delinquency in Berlin-Brandenburg, 1945-1958 Contribution
    Evans, Jennifer V. (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 302-326
    Inter-German relations Capitalism Socialism Offenses against morals Rehabilitation of criminals Punishment, Purposes of Criminal law: juveniles Psychology Parents and children
  14. Between reform and repression: imprisonment in Weimar Germany Contribution
    Wachsmann, Nikolaus (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 115-136
    Prisons and imprisonment Punishment, Purposes of Legal history Social policy and reform Rehabilitation of criminals Recidivism National Socialism years: 1880 - 1945
  15. 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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