Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. The just prison? Women’s prison reform and the figure of the “offender-as-victim” in Germany Journal Article
    Faust, Friederike ; Nagel, Klara (2024)
    In: Studies in Social Justice, 18(2), pp. 264-282
    Prisons and imprisonment Women Victims Criminology Social justice
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    Open Access
  2. Legality, non-arbitraryness and judicial and administrative discretion in sentencing and enforcement of sentences in the German system Contribution
    Haverkamp, Rita ; Kaspar, Johannes (2024)
    In: Guzman Dalbora, José; Krabbe, Maartje; van Kempen, Piet (Eds.), Legality and other requirements for sentencing: An international and comparative perspective on non-arbitrary punishment and sentencing discretion, Boom Uitgevers, The Hague, pp. 223-246
    Sentences Judicial discretion Criminal law: theory Criminal law: culpability Rule of law Punishment, Purposes of Judgments Human rights Judiciary Sanctions, Administrative Prisons and imprisonment Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Prosecutorial discretion
  3. The price of freedom: Criminalization and the management of outsiders in Germany and the United States Book
    Soyer, Michaela (2024)
    ISBN 9780520394254, University of California Press, Oakland
    Minorities Sociology Comparative law Punishment, Purposes of Education Discrimination Emigration and immigration Races Law reform Prisons and imprisonment
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  4. 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
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  5. ‘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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    Open Access
  6. The criminal justice system in Germany Contribution
    Enescu, Rasluca ; Leszczynska, Aneta ; Momsen, Carsten (2023)
    In: Mbuba, Jospeter (Eds.), Comparative criminal justice. International trends and practices, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, pp. 185-201
    Police Judiciary Criminal procedure Inquisitorial system Prisons and imprisonment Penology Alternative criminal sanctions Sanctions, Criminal Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Criminal law: juveniles
  7. 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
  8. A German perspective Contribution
    Kaspar, Johannes ; Stübner, Susanne (2022)
    In: van der Wolf, Michiel (Eds.), Safeguarding the quality of forensic assessment in sentencing, Routledge, New York, pp. 146-174
    Sentences Mental health Psychiatric / mental institution Prisons and imprisonment Psychiatry Psychology Criminal law: juveniles Judicial discretion
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    Open Access
  9. Time, civilisation and ultimate penalities Contribution
    Morgenstern, Christine (2022)
    In: Carr, Nicola; Robinson, Gwen (Eds.), Time and punishment, Springer International Publishing, Cham, (Palgrave studies in prisons and penology, ), pp. 35-60
    Sentences Punishment, Purposes of Prisons and imprisonment Criminology Human rights Sanctions, Non-criminal Arrest, detention and bail Comparative law
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  10. 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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  11. Measuring aggression in German youth prison - A validation of the German reactive-proactive aggression questionnaire (RPQ) in a sample of incarcerated juvenile offenders Journal Article
    Heynen, Evelyn ; van der Helm, Peer ; Stams, Geert Jan; Roest, Jesse (2022)
    In: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 66(13-14), pp. 1475-1486
    Crime Criminal law: juveniles Prisons and imprisonment Criminology Psychology Violence Empirical research
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    Open Access
  12. The fragmented picture of social care for older people in German prisons Journal Article
    Kenkmann, Andrea ; Ghanem, Christian ; Erhard, Silvia (2022)
    In: Journal of aging & social policy, pp. 1-12
    Prisons and imprisonment Aged
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  13. The criminal liability of corrections officers in German prisons: the landmark decision of the Federal Court of Justice from November 28, 2019 (2 StR 557/18) Journal Article
    Hartmann, Luisa ; Munzert, Johannes (2022)
    In: German Law Journal, 23(4), pp. 625-636
    Prisons and imprisonment Judgments Negligence, Criminal Punishment, Purposes of Penology
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    Open Access
  14. Germany Contribution
    Dünkel, Frieder ; Morgenstern, Christine (2022)
    In: Dünkel, Frieder; Harrendorf, Stefan; van Zyl Smit, Dirk (Eds.), The impact of COVID-19 on prison conditions and penal policy, Routledge, Abingdon; New York, (Routledge frontiers of criminal justice, ), pp. 224-242
    Pandemic / Epidemic Prisons and imprisonment
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  15. Defendants and detainees with psychiatric disturbances in Germany Contribution
    Haverkamp, Rita ; Galli, Thomas (2021)
    In: Krabbe, Maartje; van Kempen, P. (Eds.), Mental health and criminal justice. International and domestic perspectives on defendants and detainees with mental illness, Eleven, The Hague, pp. 227-250
    Prisons and imprisonment Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Mental health Psychiatric / mental institution Arrest, detention and bail Psychiatry Sanctions, Criminal Sanctions, Non-criminal