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  1. Typology of murder-suicides in Berlin according to a longitudinal study based on autopsy files Journal Article
    Zimmermann, Milan; Tsokos, Michael (2021)
    In: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology, 17(2), pp. 247-253
    Empirical research (163) Criminology (127) Homicide (38) Crime prevention (35) Domestic or gender-based violence (23) Mental health (19) Suicide (17) Aged (11)
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  2. Child sexual abuse by catholic priests, deacons, and male members of religious orders in the authority of the German Bishops' Conference 1946-2014 Journal Article
    Dressing, Harald; Dölling, Dieter; Hermann, Dieter; Kruse, Andreas; Schmitt, Eric; Bannenberg, Britta; Whittaker, Konrad; Hoell, Andreas; Voss, Elke; Salize, Hans Joachim (2021)
    In: Sexual Abuse, 33(3), pp. 274-294
    Empirical research (163) Sexual offenses (58) Children / Adolescents (18) Religious associations (2)
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  3. Trajectories of delinquency among young adult prisoners Journal Article
    Taefi, Anabel; Hosser, Daniela (2021)
    In: European Journal of Criminology, 18(6), pp. 855-874
    Empirical research (163) Criminology (127) Prisons and imprisonment (82) Criminal law: juveniles (75) Recidivism (33)
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  4. Ethical decisions between the conflicting priorities of legality and group loyalty: scrutinizing the “Code of Silence” among volunteer firefighters with a vignette-based factorial survey Journal Article
    Kleinewiese, Julia; Graeff, Peter (2021)
    In: Deviant Behavior, 42(10), pp. 1228-1241
    Empirical research (163) Crime (44) Witnesses (23) Psychology (20) Associations and societies (4) Professions (1)
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  5. 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
    Empirical research (163) Criminology (127) Prisons and imprisonment (82) Terrorism (81) Extremism (36) Violence (29) Psychology (20) Religion (17)
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  6. 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
    Empirical research (163) Criminology (127) Prisons and imprisonment (82) Terrorism (81) Extremism (36) Violence (29) Political crimes (18) Religion (17)
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  7. Left-wing extremist violence: Risk and protective factors in a targeted sample of potential extremists Journal Article
    Jugl, Irina; Bender, Doris; Lösel, Friedrich (2021)
    In: Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform, 104(3), pp. 243-258
    Empirical research (163) Criminology (127) Terrorism (81) National Socialism (71) Extremism (36) Violence (29) Political crimes (18) Religion (17)
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  8. Pathways to radicalization in adolescence: The development of ideological beliefs, acceptance of violence, and extremist behavior Journal Article
    Bliesener, Thomas; Schröder, Carl Philipp; Lehmann, Lena (2021)
    In: Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform, 104(3), pp. 231-242
    Empirical research (163) Criminology (127) Terrorism (81) Criminal law: juveniles (75) National Socialism (71) Crime (44) Extremism (36) Violence (29)
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  9. “In the name of the people” Contribution
    Machura, Stefan; Rennig, Christoph (2021)
    In: Diamond, Shari; Hans, Valerie; Ivković, Sanja; Marder, Nancy (Eds.), Juries, lay judges, and mixed courts. A Global perspective, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 152-173
    Criminal procedure (233) Empirical research (163) Legal history (146) Law reform (124) Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining (88) Courts (27) Juries and lay judges (24) Judiciary (21)
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  10. “Progressive” criminalization? A sociological and criminological analysis based on the German “no means no” provision Journal Article
    Kölbel, Ralf (2021)
    In: German Law Journal, 22(5), pp. 817-832
    Empirical research (163) Criminology (127) Criminal policy (93) Sexual offenses (58) Legislation (42) Criminal statistics (29) Criminal act (22)
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  11. “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 (163) Criminology (127) Prisons and imprisonment (82) Criminal law: juveniles (75) Rehabilitation of criminals (23) Education (13)
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  12. 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
    Empirical research (163) Criminology (127) Criminal law: juveniles (75)
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  13. 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 (163) Criminology (127) Police (89) Criminals (49) Psychology (20) Criminal interrogation (12)
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  14. Twenty-five years of legislation and law enforcement against money laundering in Germany: facts and opinions Contribution
    Hartmann, Arthur (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. 325-352
    Criminal procedure (233) Empirical research (163) Terrorism (81) Organized crime (36) Criminal statistics (29) Money laundering (21) Taxation: avoidance and evasion (5)
  15. Striving for consistency: why German sentencing needs reform Journal Article
    Herz, Clara (2020)
    In: German Law Journal, 21(8), pp. 1625-1648
    Comparative law (254) Empirical research (163) Criminal law (142) Law reform (124) Sentences (122) Punishment, Purposes of (65) Judicial discretion (21)
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