Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. Powers of the prosecutor in criminal investigation. A comparative perspective Book
    Kremens, Karolina (2021)
    ISBN 9780367862947, Routledge, New York
    Comparative law Prosecuting and public attorney Criminal procedure Criminal investigation Police Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining
  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. 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
  4. Legendierte Polizeikontrollen: Judgment from the German Federal Court of Justice ( Bundesgerichtshof ) of April 26, 2017, 2 StR 247/16 Journal Article
    Karbe, Dorothee ; Jawurek, Charlotte ; Sarder, Philipp (2020)
    In: German Law Journal, 21(4), pp. 756-774
    Police Crime prevention Criminal investigation Search and seizure Criminal law: constitutional aspects Criminal procedure Drug abuse and crime Evidence: criminal law Due process of law
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    Open Access
  5. Police law Contribution
    Pauer-Studer, Herlinde (2020)
    In: Pauer-Studer, Herlinde (Eds.), Justifying injustice. Legal theory in Nazi Germany, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 158-177
    National Socialism Police Legal history Holocaust / Shoah
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  6. Report on the comparative conference on criminal procedure at Bielefeld University, interrogation, confession, and truth, 21 – 22 May 2019 Contribution
    Westermann, Alexandra ; Newerla, Matthias (2020)
    In: Eidam, Lutz; Lindemann, Michael; Ransiek, Andreas (Eds.), Interrogation, confession, and truth. Comparative studies in criminal procedure, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, (Schriften zum Internationalen und Europäischen Strafrecht, Band 43), pp. 209-214
    Comparative law Admissions and confessions Criminal procedure Criminal investigation Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Data protection Police Offenses against the administration of justice Due process of law
  7. Self-incrimination privilege and interrogation. A German and comparative view Contribution
    Ransiek, Andreas (2020)
    In: Eidam, Lutz; Lindemann, Michael; Ransiek, Andreas (Eds.), Interrogation, confession, and truth. Comparative studies in criminal procedure, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, (Schriften zum Internationalen und Europäischen Strafrecht, Band 43), pp. 151-182
    Admissions and confessions Criminal procedure Criminal investigation Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Police Evidence: criminal law Comparative law Offenses against the administration of justice Due process of law
  8. Criminal process in the dual penal state Contribution
    Dubber, Markus D. (2019)
    In: Brown, Darryl; Hörnle, Tatjana; Turner, Jenia; Weisser, Bettina (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of criminal process, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 2-24
    Criminal procedure Comparative law Criminal law Police Rule of law State, The
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  9. “Tatprovokation” – the legal issue of entrapment in Germany and possible solutions Journal Article
    Görlitz, Franziska ; Hubert, Juliane ; Kucher, Jasmin ; Scheffer, Moritz ; Wieser, Patrick (2019)
    In: German Law Journal, 20(4), pp. 496-509
    Criminal investigation Police Agents provocateurs European Court of Human Rights European Union and national law (relationship) Sentences Evidence: criminal law
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    Open Access
  10. The dual penal state. The crisis of criminal law in comparative-historical perspective Book
    Dubber, Markus Dirk (2018)
    ISBN 9780198744290, Oxford University Press, Oxford
    Criminal law Punishment, Corporal Police Rule of law Mass incarceration Criminal policy State, The
  11. Intelligence and crime control in the security law of Germany Contribution
    Arslan, Mehmet (2018)
    In: Dyson, Matthew; Vogel, Benjamin (Eds.), The limits of criminal law. Anglo-German concepts and principles, Intersentia, Antwerp, pp. 507-537
    Secret service Crime prevention Police Criminal law: constitutional aspects Jurisprudence Civil rights
  12. Countering terrorism at the limits of criminal liability in Germany Contribution
    Engelhart, Marc (2018)
    In: Dyson, Matthew; Vogel, Benjamin (Eds.), The limits of criminal law. Anglo-German concepts and principles, Intersentia, Antwerp, pp. 435-465
    Terrorism Criminal law Police Secret service Crime prevention National security
  13. 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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  14. Alternative enforcement mechanisms in Germany Contribution
    Brodowski, Dominik (2018)
    In: Dyson, Matthew; Vogel, Benjamin (Eds.), The limits of criminal law. Anglo-German concepts and principles, Intersentia, Antwerp, pp. 365-395
    Criminal law: theory Sanctions, Criminal Sanctions, Non-criminal Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Parole and probation Victims Criminal procedure Arrest, detention and bail Police Sanctions, Administrative
  15. Deprofessionalisation of policework - the increased deployment of "auxiliary policemen" in Germany Contribution
    Stein, Philipp (2018)
    In: Academy of Criminalistic and Police Studies, (Eds.), Thematic conference proceedings of International Scientific Conference "Archibald Reiss Days". Vol. 2, , Belgrade, pp. 141-152
    Police