Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. Expected recidivism among young offenders: comparing specific deterrence under juvenile and adult criminal law Journal Article
    Entorf, Horst (2012)
    In: European Journal of Political Economy, 28(4), pp. 414-429
    Criminal law: juveniles Criminal law Criminals Punishment, Purposes of Recidivism Rehabilitation of criminals Empirical research
    DOI
  2. The incapacitation of the dangerous offender: criminal policy and legislation in the Federal Republic of Germany Contribution
    Albrecht, Hans-Jörg (2012)
    In: Duker, Marius; Malsch, Marijke (Eds.), Incapacitation. Trends and new perspectives, Routledge, Ashgate, pp. 39-61
    Arrest, detention and bail Criminal policy Criminals Recidivism Punishment, Purposes of Sanctions, Criminal Sanctions, Non-criminal Sentences Legislation European Court of Human Rights Prisons and imprisonment Judicial statistics
  3. What is in a name? Preventive detention in Germany in the shadow of European Human Rights Law Journal Article
    Drenkhahn, Kirstin ; Morgenstern, Christine ; van Zyl Smit, Dirk (2012)
    In: The Criminal Law Review, 2012(3), pp. 167-187
    Constitutional law Courts Sentences Arrest, detention and bail European Court of Human Rights European Union and national law (relationship) Human rights Criminal law: theory Sanctions, Criminal Sanctions, Non-criminal Criminals Judgments Mental health Comparative law
  4. Assaults in the elderly - a population-based study with victim and perpetrator characteristics Journal Article
    Biermann, Teresa ; Dippel, Olga ; Bergner, Matthias ; Keller, Jochen ; Coffey, Claire ; Sperling, Wolfgang ; Bleich, Stefan ; Kornhuber, Johannes ; Reulbach, Udo (2011)
    In: Journal of Forensic Sciences, 56(3), pp. 669-673
    Offenses against the person Aged Victims Criminals Violence Empirical research Medical jurisprudence
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  5. Is psychopathy elevated among criminal offenders who are under preventive detention pursuant to Section 66 of the German Penal Code? Journal Article
    Habermeyer, Elmar ; Passow, Daniel ; Vohs, Knut (2010)
    In: Behavioral sciences & the law, 28(2), pp. 267-76
    Arrest, detention and bail Criminals Recidivism Sexual offenses Experts, expert witnesses and scientific evidence Psychiatry Mental health Empirical research
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  6. Beyond law enforcement's perspective on crime: German studies on self-reported delinquency Journal Article
    Görgen, Thomas ; Rabold, Susann (2009)
    In: Sozialwissenschaftlicher Fachinformationsdienst soFid, Kriminalsoziologie und Rechtssoziologie, pp. 21-46
    Criminology Crime Criminals Criminal law: juveniles Empirical research
    Open Access
  7. Sexual offenders in preventive detention: Data concerning the inmates and expert witness practice Journal Article
    Habermeyer, Elmar ; Passow, Daniel ; Puhlmann, Peter ; Vohs, Knut ; Herpertz, Sabine (2009)
    In: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 53(4), pp. 373-384
    Sexual offenses Criminals Recidivism Arrest, detention and bail Sanctions, Non-criminal Empirical research
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  8. Dangerousness, long prison terms, and preventive measures in Germany Journal Article
    Dessecker, Axel (2009)
    In: Champ pénal/Penal field, pp. 1-27
    Crime prevention Prisons and imprisonment Criminals Penology Mental health Legal history Sentences
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  9. Goodies and baddies: the presentation of German police and criminals in East and West television drama Journal Article
    Rauxloh, Regina (2005)
    In: German Law Journal, 6(6), pp. 981-1000
    Police Criminals Inter-German relations Television, radio and cable transmission Propaganda
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    Open Access
  10. Systems and developments of penal sanctions in Western and Central Europe - how to deal with dangerous offenders? Contribution
    Kinzig, Jörg (2005)
    In: Irk, Ferenc (Eds.), Systems and developments of penal sanctions in Western and Central Europe. The Third German-Hungarian Colloquium on Penal Law and Criminology, Bíbor Kiadó, Miskolc, pp. 19-29
    Comparative law Criminals Recidivism Arrest, detention and bail Judicial statistics
  11. New approaches of preventing sexual crimes in Germany Contribution
    Obergfell-Fuchs, Joachim ; Kury, Helmut ; Kloppenburg, Vanessa ; Wössner, Gunda (2003)
    In: Kury, Helmut; Obergfell-Fuchs, Joachim (Eds.), Crime prevention: new approaches, Weißer Ring, Mainz, (Mainzer Schriften zur Situation von Kriminalitätsopfern, 34), pp. 277-320
    Sexual offenses Law reform Crime prevention Victims Domestic or gender-based violence Criminology Criminals
  12. Abusing state power or controlling risk? Sex offender commitment and Sicherheitsverwahrung Journal Article
    Demleitner, Nora V. (2003)
    In: Fordham Urban Law Journal, 30(5), pp. 1621-1669
    Police Criminals Recidivism Crime prevention
  13. The crimes of women in early modern Germany Book
    Rublack, Ulinka (2001)
    ISBN 9780198208860, Clarendon Press, Oxford
    Legal history Women Criminals Sex Gender and gender identity Sexual offenses Trials Marriage Offenses against the person Offenses against property Sentences
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  14. Preventive measures for dangerous recidivists Journal Article
    Kinzig, Jörg (1997)
    In: European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, 5(1), pp. 27-57
    Recidivism Crime prevention Criminals Comparative law Arrest, detention and bail
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  15. Dangerous criminal offenders in the German criminal justice system. Sex offender sentencing and treatment Journal Article
    Albrecht, Hans-Jörg (1997)
    In: Federal Sentencing Reporter, 10(2), pp. 69-73
    Arrest, detention and bail Sentences Punishment, Purposes of Parole and probation Sanctions, Non-criminal Recidivism Criminals
    DOI