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  1. Pre-trial detention in Germany: A liberal approach, but not for all Contribution
    Morgenstern, Christine (2023)
    In: Hammerschick, Walter; Morgenstern, Christine; Rogan, Mary (Eds.), European perspectives on pre-trial detention, Routledge, London, pp. 81-100
    Arrest, detention and bail Legal history Judicial statistics Law reform European Union and national law (relationship) European Court of Human Rights
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  2. Political offenders vs. common criminals: challenging the distinction 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. 82-124
    Legal history Political crimes Civil rights Sanctions, Criminal Offenses against the administration of justice Judicial statistics Offenses against the state Socialism Sedition
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  3. German corruption cases reflected in criminal files - Individual or organizational deviance? Contribution
    Dölling, Dieter ; Hustus, Ludmila (2023)
    In: Dannecker, Gerhard; Dölling, Dieter; Hermann, Dieter; Höly, Kristina; Mitra, Subrata; Pohlmann, Markus; Trombini, Maria (Eds.), Organizational crime, Springer Fachmedien, Wiesbaden, (Organization, management and crime - Organisation, Management und Kriminalität, ), pp. 123-131
    Corporations: corrupt practices Economic crimes and offenses Judicial statistics
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  4. The development of German criminal law against corruption in the private sector Contribution
    Dannecker, Gerhard (2023)
    In: Dannecker, Gerhard; Dölling, Dieter; Hermann, Dieter; Höly, Kristina; Mitra, Subrata; Pohlmann, Markus; Trombini, Maria (Eds.), Organizational crime, Springer Fachmedien, Wiesbaden, (Organization, management and crime - Organisation, Management und Kriminalität, ), pp. 93-122
    Corporations: corrupt practices Economic crimes and offenses Council of Europe European Union European Union and national law (relationship) Commerce Antitrust and restraint of competition Treaties European Law: general Criminal law Empirical research Judicial statistics
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  5. The development of the German criminal regulations against corruption in the public sector Contribution
    Dölling, Dieter (2023)
    In: Dannecker, Gerhard; Dölling, Dieter; Hermann, Dieter; Höly, Kristina; Mitra, Subrata; Pohlmann, Markus; Trombini, Maria (Eds.), Organizational crime, Springer Fachmedien, Wiesbaden, (Organization, management and crime - Organisation, Management und Kriminalität, ), pp. 65-92
    Legal history Criminal law Corporations: corrupt practices Economic crimes and offenses Public officials and employees Offenses committed in public office European Union Offenses against the state Judicial statistics
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  6. The implementation of sentences Contribution
    Höffler, Katrin ; Padfield, Nicola (2022)
    In: Ambos, Kai; Duff, Antony; Heinze, Alexander; Roberts, Julian; Weigend, Thomas (Eds.), Core concepts in criminal law and criminal justice, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 349-391
    Sentences Comparative law Prisons and imprisonment Judicial statistics Punishment, Purposes of Parole and probation Arrest, detention and bail Records Victims
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  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
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  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. Formalism versus pragmatism – a comparative legal and empirical analysis of the German and Dutch criminal justice systems with regard to effectiveness and efficiency Journal Article
    Hofmann, Robin (2021)
    In: Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law, 28(4), pp. 452-478
    Comparative law Criminal procedure Administration of justice Sociology Judiciary Criminal statistics Judicial statistics Prosecuting and public attorney Evidence: criminal law Sentences Sanctions, Criminal
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  10. The 'rocker' phenomenon in Germany: perceptions and government responses to outlaw bikers in historical perspective Contribution
    Heitmüller, Ulrike ; Lampe, Klaus (2020)
    In: Antonopoulos, Georgios; Harvey, Jackie; Lampe, Klaus; Siegel, Dina; van Duyne, Petrus (Eds.), Criminal defiance in Europe and beyond. From organised crime to crime-terror nexus, Eleven International Publishing, The Hague, pp. 477-503
    Organized crime Offenses against public safety Criminal law: juveniles News media Police Criminology Judicial statistics Police, International
  11. The impact of Covid-19 on prisons and penal policy in Germany Journal Article
    Dünkel, Frieder (2020)
    In: Victims & Offenders, 15(7-8), pp. 1113-1123
    Communicable diseases Prisons and imprisonment Alternative criminal sanctions Parole and probation Criminal policy Judicial statistics Sentences Sanctions, Criminal Law reform
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  12. The German “Verständigung” and consensual elements in German criminal trials Journal Article
    Jahn, Matthias ; Schmitt-Leonardy, Charlotte (2020)
    In: German Law Journal, 21(6), pp. 1134-1148
    Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Criminal procedure Law reform Judicial statistics Judicial process Criminal law: theory Adversarial system Inquisitorial system
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  13. Simplified procedures in criminal matters and the risk of judicial errors: The case of penal orders in Germany Journal Article
    Enescu, Raluca (2019)
    In: Journal on European History of Law, 10(2), pp. 182-187
    Wrongful conviction Offenses against the administration of justice Judicial statistics Criminal procedure Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining
  14. Overuse in the Criminal Justice System in Germany Contribution
    Haverkamp, Rita ; Cirener, Gabriele ; Boetticher, Axel ; Feest, Johannes (2019)
    In: Jendly, Manon; Kempen, P. (Eds.), Overuse in the criminal justice system. On criminalization, prosecution and imprisonment = Le recours excessif au systéme de justice pénal aux sanctions et poursuites pénales et à la détention, Intersentia, Cambridge, pp. 333-362
    Criminal law: theory Criminal policy Criminal statistics Judicial statistics Crime Drug abuse and crime Narcotics Prosecuting and public attorney Parole and probation Arrest, detention and bail Criminology Empirical research Prisons and imprisonment Psychiatric / mental institution Penology
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  15. The acquittal (after pretrial detention) – A rare but fascinating phenomenon of the criminal justice system Journal Article
    Kurlemann, Peter J.; Kinzig, Jörg (2019)
    In: European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, 27(4), pp. 346-362
    Arrest, detention and bail Trials Judgments Judicial statistics Empirical research Criminology
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