Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. The punishment consequences of lacking national membership in Germany, 1998–2010 Journal Article
    Light, Michael T. (2016)
    In: Social Forces, 94(3), pp. 1385-1408
    Emigration and immigration Citizenship Minorities Judicial statistics Sentences Prisons and imprisonment Sociology Empirical research
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  2. Violence in youth custody: Risk factors of violent misconduct among inmates of German young offender institutions Journal Article
    Klatt, Thimna ; Hagl, Stephan ; Bergmann, Marie C.; Baier, Dirk (2016)
    In: European Journal of Criminology, 13(6), pp. 727-743
    Criminal law: juveniles Prisons and imprisonment Violence Empirical research
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  3. German exceptionalism? An empirical analysis of 20 years of law and order legislation Journal Article
    Wenzelburger, Georg ; Staff, Helge (2016)
    In: Politics & Policy, 44(2), pp. 319-350
    Criminal policy Empirical research Criminology Judicial statistics Prisons and imprisonment Sentences Sociology Legislation
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  4. A European perspective on inmates’ perceptions of safety Contribution
    Drenkhahn, Kirstin ; Morgenstern, Christine (2016)
    In: Reeves, Carla (Eds.), Experiencing imprisonment. Research on the experience of living and working in carceral institutions, Routledge, London, (Routledge frontiers of criminal justice, 33), pp. 137-155
    Prisons and imprisonment Penology Empirical research Human rights Criminology
  5. National total survey of German adolescent suicide in prison Journal Article
    Radeloff, Daniel ; Lempp, Thomas ; Herrmann, E. ; Kettner, Mattias ; Bennefeld-Kersten, Katharina ; Freitag, Christine M. (2015)
    In: European child & adolescent psychiatry, 24(2), pp. 219-25
    Suicide Criminal law: juveniles Prisons and imprisonment Mental health Criminology Empirical research
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  6. 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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  7. Criminal law after National Socialism : the Renaissance of natural law and the beginnings of penal reform in West Germany Contribution
    Gödecke, Petra (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 270-301
    Criminal law Law reform Social policy and reform Prisons and imprisonment Punishment, Purposes of Punishment, Theories of Sanctions, Criminal Legal positivism Natural law National Socialism Military government Colleges and universities Bar associations
  8. Welfare and justice : the battle over Gerichtshilfe in the Weimar Republic Contribution
    Rosenblum, Warren (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 158-181
    Legal history Criminal policy Parole and probation Prisons and imprisonment
  9. 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
  10. Reforming women’s prisons in Imperial Germany Contribution
    Leukel, Sandra (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 86-111
    Legal history Women Criminals Prisons and imprisonment Criminology Law reform Punishment, Purposes of
  11. Punishment on the path to socialism : socialist perspectives on crime and criminal justice before World War I Contribution
    Fleiter, Andreas (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 56-85
    Legal history Socialism Crime Political crimes Criminals Prisons and imprisonment Criminology Sociology Alcohol and alcoholism Genetics
  12. Germany Contribution
    Drenkhahn, Kirstin ; Dudeck, Manuela ; Dünkel, Frieder (2014)
    In: Drenkhahn, Kirstin; Dudeck, Manuela; Dünkel, Frieder (Eds.), Long-term imprisonment and human rights, Routledge, London, (Routledge frontiers of criminal justice, 21), pp. 180-197
    Sanctions, Criminal Sanctions, Non-criminal Sentences Arrest, detention and bail Parole and probation Prisons and imprisonment Judicial statistics
  13. 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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  14. Sentencing and prison practices in Germany and the Netherlands Journal Article
    Subramanian, Ram ; Shames, Alison (2014)
    In: Federal Sentencing Reporter, 27(1), pp. 33-45
    Sentences Sanctions, Criminal Prisons and imprisonment
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  15. Contradictions in German penal practices: the long goodbye from the rehabilitation principle Contribution
    Dollinger, Bernd ; Kretschmann, Andrea (2013)
    In: Ruggiero, Vincenzo; Ryan, Mick (Eds.), Punishment in Europe. A critical anatomy of penal systems, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, (Palgrave studies in prisons and penology, ), pp. 132-156
    Punishment, Purposes of Penology Rehabilitation of criminals Sanctions, Criminal Sanctions, Non-criminal Prisons and imprisonment
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