Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. Political decision-making and the phenomenon of elite corruption Contribution
    Heinrich, Bernd (2017)
    In: Zimmermann, Frank (Eds.), Criminal liability of political decision-makers. A comparative perspective, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 323-334
    Economic crimes and offenses (51) Sociology (33) Offenses committed in public office (25) Offenses against the state (21) Corporations: corrupt practices (21)
  2. The punishment consequences of lacking national membership in Germany, 1998–2010 Journal Article
    Light, Michael T. (2016)
    In: Social Forces, 94(3), pp. 1385-1408
    Empirical research (163) Sentences (122) Prisons and imprisonment (82) Judicial statistics (35) Minorities (34) Sociology (33) Emigration and immigration (28) Citizenship (3)
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  3. German exceptionalism? An empirical analysis of 20 years of law and order legislation Journal Article
    Wenzelburger, Georg; Staff, Helge (2016)
    In: Politics & Policy, 44(2), pp. 319-350
    Empirical research (163) Criminology (127) Sentences (122) Criminal policy (93) Prisons and imprisonment (82) Legislation (42) Judicial statistics (35) Sociology (33)
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  4. A phenomenological ethnography of shame in the context of German criminal law Journal Article
    Landweer, Hilge; Kozin, Alexander; Rosenmüller, Stefanie (2015)
    In: Empedocles: European Journal for the Philosophy of Communication, 6(1), pp. 57-75
    Empirical research (163) Criminal law (142) Sociology (33) Courts (27) Philosophy (11) Anthropology (4)
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  5. Forecasting crime in Germany in times of demographic change Journal Article
    Hanslmaier, Michael; Kemme, Stefanie; Stoll, Katharina; Baier, Dirk (2015)
    In: European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, 21(4), pp. 591-610
    Criminology (127) Crime (44) Sociology (33)
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  6. Crime and literature in the Weimar Republic and beyond : telling the tale of the poisoners Ella Klein and Margarete Nebbe Contribution
    Herzog, Todd (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 226-244
    Criminology (127) Trials: particular (51) Women (38) Homicide (38) Sociology (33) Psychology (20) Homosexuality (10) Marriage (4) Law in literature (2)
  7. Class, youth, and sexuality in the construction of the Lustmörder : the 1928 murder trial of Karl Hussmann Contribution
    Bischoff, Eva; Siemens, Daniel (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 207-225
    Criminal law: juveniles (75) Trials: particular (51) Sociology (33) News media (20) Homosexuality (10) Experts, expert witnesses and scientific evidence (10) years: 1880 - 1945 (7)
  8. Punishment on the path to socialism : socialist perspectives on crime and criminal justice before World War I Contribution
    Fleiter, Andreas (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 56-85
    Legal history (146) Criminology (127) Prisons and imprisonment (82) Criminals (49) Crime (44) Sociology (33) Political crimes (18) Socialism (6) Alcohol and alcoholism (4) Genetics (2)
  9. Justice is blind : crowds, irrationality, and criminal law in the Late Kaiserreich Contribution
    Hett, Benjamin Carter (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 31-55
    Legal history (146) Criminology (127) Trials: particular (51) Homicide (38) Sociology (33) Antisemitism (32) Administration of justice (18)
  10. Policing 'wayward' youth: law, society and youth criminality in Berlin, 1939-1953 Thesis
    Meeres, David (2014)

    Legal history (146) Criminology (127) Criminal law: juveniles (75) National Socialism (71) Criminals (49) Crime (44) Sociology (33) Antisemitism (32)
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  11. Insecurities about crime in Germany, Austria and Switzerland: A review of research findings Journal Article
    Gerber, Monica M.; Hirtenlehner, Helmut; Jackson, Jonathan (2010)
    In: European Journal of Criminology, 7(2), pp. 141-157
    Criminology (127) Victims (93) Crime (44) Sociology (33)
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  12. Images of crime and the German justice system in German trial soaps Contribution
    Fludernik, Monika; Brandenstein, Martin (2009)
    In: Albrecht, Hans-Jörg; Kania, Harald; Serassis, Telemach (Eds.), Images of Crime III : representations of crime and the criminal, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, pp. 165-182
    Criminal procedure (233) Sociology (33) Television, radio and cable transmission (2)
  13. Crime and criminal justice history in Germany. A report on recent trends Journal Article
    Reinke, Herbert (2009)
    In: Crime, Histoire & Sociétés, 13(1), pp. 117-137
    Criminology (127) Crime (44) Sociology (33) History (14)
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  14. Lay judges in the German criminal court: social-psychological aspects of the German criminal justice system Contribution
    Bliesener, Thomas (2006)
    In: Kaplan, Martin (Eds.), Understanding world jury systems through social psychological research, Psychology Press, New York, (Applied (social) psychology/legal studies, ), pp. 179-197
    Empirical research (163) Sociology (33) Judges (32) Juries and lay judges (24)
  15. Why aren't German penal policies harsher and imprisonment rates higher? Journal Article
    Tonry, Michael H. (2004)
    In: German Law Journal, 5(10), pp. 1187-1206
    Empirical research (163) Criminology (127) Criminal policy (93) Prisons and imprisonment (82) Sociology (33)
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