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  1. Policing child sexual exploitation and abuse cases: a qualitative PRIORITY study of the challenges faced by law enforcement officers in Germany, Portugal, and Sweden Journal Article
    Tselenti, Danai ; Carvalho, Joana ; Azevedo, Vanessa ; Gomes, Hugo Santos; Haubrock, Lina Sophie; Hillert, Jana ; Rahm, Christoffer ; Briken, Peer ; Dekker, Arne ; Joleby, Malin ; Seto, Michael Chikong (2025)
    In: Policing and Society, pp. 1-18
    Police Sexual offenses Children / Adolescents Comparative law Law enforcement Empirical research
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  2. Who complains in prison, who doesn’t and why? A view from Germany Contribution
    Morgenstern, Christine ; Rogan, Mary (2025)
    In: Daems, Tom; Larrauri, Elena (Eds.), Just prisons. Requests and complaints in prisons in Europe, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, (Palgrave studies in prisons and penology, ), pp. 49-72
    Prisons and imprisonment Civil rights Empirical research
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  3. Long-term effects of medication-assisted treatment in opioid using offenders in German prisoners - treatment outcomes in prison and after release Journal Article
    Stemmler, Mark ; Geißelsöder, Kerstin ; Weiss, Maren ; Hornegger, Mavi ; Endres, Johann (2024)
    In: Journal of Experimental Criminology
    Prisons and imprisonment Drug abuse Empirical research
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    Open Access
  4. Conceptualizing and measuring “punitiveness” in contemporary advanced democracies Journal Article
    Pfeffer, Elizabeth Gordon (2024)
    In: Regulation & Governance, 18(2), pp. 573-589
    Sentences Punishment, Proportionality of Prisons and imprisonment Comparative law Codes and codification Empirical research
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    Open Access
  5. The nexus of women and ‘Clan Crime’: unravelling the dynamics and constraints Journal Article
    Jaraba, Mahmoud (2024)
    In: Trends in organized crime
    Organized crime Money laundering Women Emigration and immigration Gender and gender identity Empirical research
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    Open Access
  6. Police discrimination and police distrust among ethnic minority adolescents in Germany Journal Article
    Kogan, Irena ; Weißmann, Markus ; Dollmann, Jörg (2024)
    In: Frontiers in sociology
    Police Emigration and immigration Children / Adolescents Discrimination Minorities Men Gender and gender identity Trust in state actors Empirical research
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    Open Access
  7. The use and reporting practice of psychological tests in German risk and criminal responsibility expert reports Journal Article
    Wertz, Maximilian ; Hank, Lisa ; Hausam, Joscha ; Konrad, Norbert ; Schiltz, Kolja ; Imhoff, Roland ; Rettenberger, Martin (2024)
    In: Psychology, Crime & Law, 30(1), pp. 68-85
    Criminal law: culpability Empirical research Psychiatry Psychology Sentences
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  8. The effect of content moderation on online and offline hate: Evidence from Germany's NetzDG Journal Article
    Jiménez Durán, Rafael ; Müller, Karsten ; Schwarz, Carlo (2024)
    In: SSRN Journal
    Social media Hate crimes / Hate speech Refugees Internet Empirical research
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    Open Access
  9. Cannabis use, health problems, and criminal offences in Germany: national and state-level trends between 2009 and 2021 Journal Article
    Manthey, Jakob ; Klinger, Sinja ; Rosenkranz, Moritz ; Schwarzkopf, Larissa (2024)
    In: European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience
    Drug abuse Health Crime Empirical research
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    Open Access
  10. Exploring the perceived importance of neuroscientific research on addictions in legal contexts: a survey of US criminal justice students and German legal professionals Journal Article
    Ochterbeck, Doris ; Berryessa, Colleen M.; Forberger, Sarah (2024)
    In: Journal of Criminal Psychology, 14(3), pp. 308-322
    Drug abuse Legal profession Empirical research Legal education Health
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  11. Assessing the validity of open-source biographical data in terrorism research Journal Article
    Kanol, Eylem ; Hirth, Maria-Anna (2024)
    In: Terrorism and Political Violence
    Empirical research Criminology Terrorism Records Biography: individual
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  12. When violence is not an option: Perceived choice sets and differential deterrability among adolescents in Germany Journal Article
    Kroneberg, Clemens ; Nägel, Christof (2024)
    In: Crime & Delinquency
    Criminal law: juveniles Violence Criminology Empirical research Provocation
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    Open Access
  13. “Killing all infidels”: Leaking prior to islamist terrorist attacks in Germany Journal Article
    Tampe, Laura ; Bondü, Rebecca (2024)
    In: Terrorism and Political Violence, pp. 1-16
    Terrorism Empirical research Political crimes Psychology Violence Crime prevention
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  14. Effects of shift work on the mental health of police officers: Results from a study within the police of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Journal Article
    Opielka, Sascha ; Staller, Mario (2024)
    In: Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, pp. 1-12
    Police Mental health Psychology Empirical research
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  15. Exploring heterogeneous effects of victimization on changes in fear of crime: The moderating role of neighborhood conditions Journal Article
    Kaiser, Florian ; Oberwittler, Dietrich ; Janssen, Heleen J.; Hoffman, Lesa (2024)
    In: Justice Quarterly, pp. 1-30
    Victims Criminology Empirical research
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    Open Access