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  1. The fragmented picture of social care for older people in German prisons Journal Article
    Kenkmann, Andrea ; Ghanem, Christian ; Erhard, Silvia (2022)
    In: Journal of aging & social policy, pp. 1-12
    Prisons and imprisonment Aged
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  2. The criminal liability of corrections officers in German prisons: the landmark decision of the Federal Court of Justice from November 28, 2019 (2 StR 557/18) Journal Article
    Hartmann, Luisa ; Munzert, Johannes (2022)
    In: German Law Journal, 23(4), pp. 625-636
    Prisons and imprisonment Judgments Negligence, Criminal Punishment, Purposes of Penology
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    Open Access
  3. Germany Contribution
    Dünkel, Frieder ; Morgenstern, Christine (2022)
    In: Dünkel, Frieder; Harrendorf, Stefan; van Zyl Smit, Dirk (Eds.), The impact of COVID-19 on prison conditions and penal policy, Routledge, Abingdon; New York, (Routledge frontiers of criminal justice, ), pp. 224-242
    Pandemic / Epidemic Prisons and imprisonment
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  4. Defendants and detainees with psychiatric disturbances in Germany Contribution
    Haverkamp, Rita ; Galli, Thomas (2021)
    In: Krabbe, Maartje; van Kempen, P. (Eds.), Mental health and criminal justice. International and domestic perspectives on defendants and detainees with mental illness, Eleven, The Hague, pp. 227-250
    Prisons and imprisonment Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Mental health Psychiatric / mental institution Arrest, detention and bail Psychiatry Sanctions, Criminal Sanctions, Non-criminal
  5. Terrorism – prisons and risk management Journal Article
    Meyer, Miriam (2021)
    In: European Criminal Law Review, 11(1), pp. 88-111
    Terrorism Extremism Prisons and imprisonment National security Criminal law: theory
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  6. Trajectories of delinquency among young adult prisoners Journal Article
    Taefi, Anabel ; Hosser, Daniela (2021)
    In: European Journal of Criminology, 18(6), pp. 855-874
    Criminology Empirical research Criminal law: juveniles Prisons and imprisonment Recidivism
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  7. Psychological differences between radicalized and non-radicalized Muslim prisoners: A qualitative analysis of their frame alignment Journal Article
    Stemmler, Mark ; Endres, Johann ; King, Sonja ; Ritter, Bianca ; Becker, Kristina (2021)
    In: Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform, 104(3), pp. 283-297
    Violence Religion Terrorism Prisons and imprisonment Empirical research Criminology Psychology Extremism
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  8. Radicalization potentials of young Muslims in prison: What role do religious factors play? Journal Article
    King, Sonja ; Endres, Johann ; Stemmler, Mark (2021)
    In: Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform, 104(3), pp. 259-270
    Violence Religion Political crimes Terrorism Prisons and imprisonment Empirical research Criminology Extremism
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  9. “I wanna be somebody by the time I turn 25”: narratives of pathways into crime and reentry expectations among young men in Germany and the United States Contribution
    Soyer, Michaela ; Selzer, Janina L. (2021)
    In: Abrams, Laura; Cox, Alexandra (Eds.), The Palgrave international handbook of youth imprisonment, Springer, Cham, pp. 165-182
    Empirical research Criminology Criminal law: juveniles Prisons and imprisonment Rehabilitation of criminals Education
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  10. Dealing with dangerous offenders in Europe. A comparative study of provisions in England and Wales, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden Journal Article
    Jehle, Jörg-Martin ; Lewis, Chris ; Nagtegaal, Marleen ; Palmowski, Nina ; Pyrcak-Górowska, Małgorzata ; van der Wolf, Michiel ; Zila, Josef (2021)
    In: Criminal Law Forum, 32(2), pp. 181-245
    Comparative law Criminals Prisons and imprisonment Parole and probation Sentences Arrest, detention and bail Recidivism Insanity Criminal law: culpability Drug abuse and crime Judicial statistics
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    Open Access
  11. The impact of Covid-19 on prisons and penal policy in Germany Journal Article
    Dünkel, Frieder (2020)
    In: Victims & Offenders, 15(7-8), pp. 1113-1123
    Communicable diseases Prisons and imprisonment Alternative criminal sanctions Parole and probation Criminal policy Judicial statistics Sentences Sanctions, Criminal Law reform
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  12. Sentencing in US-American jurisdictions. A commentary from a German perspective Contribution
    Hörnle, Tatjana (2020)
    In: Ambos, Kai (Eds.), Strafzumessung / Sentencing. Angloamerikanische und deutsche Einblicke / Anglo-American and German insights, Göttingen University Press, Göttingen, (Göttinger Studien zu den Kriminalwissenschaften/Göttingen studies in criminal law and criminal justice, Band/volume 38), pp. 183-190
    Sentences Prisons and imprisonment Comparative law Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Judiciary Penology
    Open Access
  13. 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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  14. 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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  15. Limiting fundamental rights in the enforcement of prison sentences in Germany in a nutshell Contribution
    Stam, Fabian (2018)
    In: Cavaliere, Antonio; Hellmann, Uwe; Lucarelli, Alberto; Parizot, Raphaële (Eds.), Les droits fondamentaux à l'épreuve de la prison. Publication des actes de la première école d'été tripartite entre les Universités de Naples Federico II, Paris Nanterre et Potsdam, 29 mai-1er juin 2017, Wolters Kluwer, Milano, (Giustizia penale europea, 5), pp. 97-103
    Sanctions, Criminal Civil rights Prisons and imprisonment