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  1. Constructions of deviance by Japanese and German youth: a criminological comparison as a ‘bottom-up’ project // Constructions of Deviance by Japanese and German Youth: A Criminological Comparison as a ‘Bottom-Up’ Project Journal Article
    Dollinger, Bernd ; Osawa, Stephanie ; Schirmer, Sarah (2021)
    In: Youth Justice, pp. 1-16
    Criminology Criminal law: juveniles Empirical research
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    Open Access
  2. How guilty and innocent suspects perceive the police and themselves: suspect interviews in Germany Journal Article
    May, Lennart ; Gewehr, Elsa ; Zimmermann, Johannes ; Raible, Yonna ; Volbert, Renate (2021)
    In: Legal and Criminological Psychology, 26(1), pp. 42-61
    Empirical research Criminology Police Criminal interrogation Psychology Criminals
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    Open Access
  3. Overcoming the current system of corporate criminal law – Sanctioning corporate citizens. Crime prevention within the limits of the rule of law Contribution
    Dannecker, Gerhard ; Schröder, Thomas (2020)
    In: Dannecker, Gerhard; Pohlmann, Markus; Valarini, Elizangela (Eds.), Bribery, fraud, cheating. How to explain and to avoid organizational wrongdoing, Springer VS, Wiesbaden; Heidelberg, (Organization, management and crime - Organisation, Management und Kriminalität, ), pp. 285-320
    Corporations: corrupt practices Crime Criminology Corporations: criminal liability Corporate responsibility Corporations Corporations: officers
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  4. Same, same but different: A comparative study of the Swedish and German support systems for young victims of crime Journal Article
    Thunberg, Sara ; Willems, Diana ; Schmoll, Annemarie ; Yngborn, Annalena (2020)
    In: European Journal of Criminology, 19(5), pp. 1148-1164
    Comparative law Victims Children Criminology Criminal law: juveniles
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    Open Access
  5. 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
  6. Comment: the legalization of cannabis in Germany Contribution
    Kaspar, Johannes (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. 239-256
    Drug abuse Drug abuse and crime Narcotics Criminology Criminal policy
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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. Nazi criminology: continuity and radicalisation Journal Article
    Ambos, Kai (2020)
    In: Israel Law Review, 53(2), pp. 259-287
    Criminology Antisemitism Euthanasia Legal history National Socialism years: 1933 - 1945 Extremism
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    Open Access
  10. Murderers or thieves at risk? Offence-related suicide rates in adolescent and adult prison populations Journal Article
    Radeloff, Daniel ; Stoeber, Franziska ; Lempp, Thomas ; Kettner, Mattias ; Bennefeld-Kersten, Katharina (2019)
    In: PloS one, 14(4), pp. 1-11
    Criminology Suicide Prisons and imprisonment Criminal law: juveniles Empirical research
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  11. The ‘stain of conviction’ – Penal theory, fundamental rights and criminal records in Germany Contribution
    Morgenstern, Christine (2019)
    In: Annison, Harry; Meijer, Sonja; O'Loughlin, Ailbhe (Eds.), Fundamental rights and legal consequences of criminal conviction, Hart Publishing, Oxford, (Oñati international series in law and society, ), pp. 65-80
    Sanctions, Criminal Records Penology Sentences Criminology Civil rights
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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. Different styles of policing : discretionary power in street controls by the public police in France and Germany Journal Article
    de Maillard, Jacques ; Hunold, Daniela ; Roché, Sebastian ; Oberwittler, Dietrich (2018)
    In: Policing and Society, 28(2), pp. 175-188
    Police Sociology Criminology Empirical research Search and seizure Minorities Criminal investigation
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  15. Crime, crime control and criminology in Germany Journal Article
    Boers, Klaus ; Walburg, Christian ; Kanz, Kristina (2017)
    In: European Journal of Criminology, 14(6), pp. 654-678
    Criminology Crime prevention Criminal statistics Victims Criminal law: juveniles Emigration and immigration Economic crimes and offenses Extremism Punishment, Purposes of Prisons and imprisonment
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