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  1. Measuring aggression in German youth prison - A validation of the German reactive-proactive aggression questionnaire (RPQ) in a sample of incarcerated juvenile offenders Journal Article
    Heynen, Evelyn; van der Helm, Peer; Stams, Geert Jan; Roest, Jesse (2022)
    In: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 66(13-14), pp. 1475-1486
    Empirical research (163) Criminology (127) Prisons and imprisonment (82) Criminal law: juveniles (75) Crime (44) Violence (29) Psychology (20)
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  2. 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 (82) Aged (11)
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  3. 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 (82) Judgments (69) Punishment, Purposes of (65) Penology (33) Negligence, Criminal (26)
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  4. 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
    Prisons and imprisonment (82) Pandemic / Epidemic (18)
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  5. 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 (82) Sanctions, Criminal (77) Arrest, detention and bail (59) Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) (43) Sanctions, Non-criminal (21) Mental health (19) Psychiatry (12) Psychiatric / mental institution (11)
  6. Terrorism – prisons and risk management Journal Article
    Meyer, Miriam (2021)
    In: European Criminal Law Review, 11(1), pp. 88-111
    Criminal law: theory (164) Prisons and imprisonment (82) Terrorism (81) Extremism (36) National security (19)
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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. “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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  11. 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 (254) Sentences (122) Criminal law: culpability (84) Prisons and imprisonment (82) Arrest, detention and bail (59) Criminals (49) Parole and probation (37) Judicial statistics (35) Recidivism (33) Drug abuse and crime (14) Insanity (8)
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  12. 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
    Law reform (124) Sentences (122) Criminal policy (93) Prisons and imprisonment (82) Sanctions, Criminal (77) Parole and probation (37) Judicial statistics (35) Alternative criminal sanctions (11) Communicable diseases (3)
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  13. 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
    Comparative law (254) Sentences (122) Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining (88) Prisons and imprisonment (82) Penology (33) Judiciary (21)
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  14. 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
    Empirical research (163) Criminology (127) Prisons and imprisonment (82) Criminal law: juveniles (75) Suicide (17)
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  15. 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 (164) Empirical research (163) Criminology (127) Criminal policy (93) Prisons and imprisonment (82) Arrest, detention and bail (59) Crime (44) Prosecuting and public attorney (43) Parole and probation (37) Judicial statistics (35) Penology (33) Criminal statistics (29) Drug abuse and crime (14) Psychiatric / mental institution (11) Narcotics (5)
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