Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. Expected recidivism among young offenders: comparing specific deterrence under juvenile and adult criminal law Journal Article
    Entorf, Horst (2012)
    In: European Journal of Political Economy, 28(4), pp. 414-429
    Empirical research (163) Criminal law (142) Criminal law: juveniles (75) Punishment, Purposes of (65) Criminals (49) Recidivism (33) Rehabilitation of criminals (23)
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  2. The incapacitation of the dangerous offender: criminal policy and legislation in the Federal Republic of Germany Contribution
    Albrecht, Hans-Jörg (2012)
    In: Duker, Marius; Malsch, Marijke (Eds.), Incapacitation. Trends and new perspectives, Routledge, Ashgate, pp. 39-61
    Sentences (122) Criminal policy (93) Prisons and imprisonment (82) Sanctions, Criminal (77) Punishment, Purposes of (65) Arrest, detention and bail (59) Criminals (49) Legislation (42) European Court of Human Rights (36) Judicial statistics (35) Recidivism (33) Sanctions, Non-criminal (21)
  3. What is in a name? Preventive detention in Germany in the shadow of European Human Rights Law Journal Article
    Drenkhahn, Kirstin; Morgenstern, Christine; van Zyl Smit, Dirk (2012)
    In: The Criminal Law Review, 2012(3), pp. 167-187
    Comparative law (254) Criminal law: theory (164) Sentences (122) Sanctions, Criminal (77) Judgments (69) Human rights (65) Arrest, detention and bail (59) Constitutional law (54) European Union and national law (relationship) (51) Criminals (49) European Court of Human Rights (36) Courts (27) Sanctions, Non-criminal (21) Mental health (19)
  4. Assaults in the elderly - a population-based study with victim and perpetrator characteristics Journal Article
    Biermann, Teresa; Dippel, Olga; Bergner, Matthias; Keller, Jochen; Coffey, Claire; Sperling, Wolfgang; Bleich, Stefan; Kornhuber, Johannes; Reulbach, Udo (2011)
    In: Journal of Forensic Sciences, 56(3), pp. 669-673
    Empirical research (163) Victims (93) Offenses against the person (59) Criminals (49) Violence (29) Aged (11) Medical jurisprudence (6)
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  5. Is psychopathy elevated among criminal offenders who are under preventive detention pursuant to Section 66 of the German Penal Code? Journal Article
    Habermeyer, Elmar; Passow, Daniel; Vohs, Knut (2010)
    In: Behavioral sciences & the law, 28(2), pp. 267-76
    Empirical research (163) Arrest, detention and bail (59) Sexual offenses (58) Criminals (49) Recidivism (33) Mental health (19) Psychiatry (12) Experts, expert witnesses and scientific evidence (10)
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  6. Beyond law enforcement's perspective on crime: German studies on self-reported delinquency Journal Article
    Görgen, Thomas; Rabold, Susann (2009)
    In: Sozialwissenschaftlicher Fachinformationsdienst soFid, Kriminalsoziologie und Rechtssoziologie, pp. 21-46
    Empirical research (163) Criminology (127) Criminal law: juveniles (75) Criminals (49) Crime (44)
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  7. Sexual offenders in preventive detention: Data concerning the inmates and expert witness practice Journal Article
    Habermeyer, Elmar; Passow, Daniel; Puhlmann, Peter; Vohs, Knut; Herpertz, Sabine (2009)
    In: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 53(4), pp. 373-384
    Empirical research (163) Arrest, detention and bail (59) Sexual offenses (58) Criminals (49) Recidivism (33) Sanctions, Non-criminal (21)
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  8. Dangerousness, long prison terms, and preventive measures in Germany Journal Article
    Dessecker, Axel (2009)
    In: Champ pénal/Penal field, pp. 1-27
    Legal history (146) Sentences (122) Prisons and imprisonment (82) Criminals (49) Crime prevention (35) Penology (33) Mental health (19)
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  9. Goodies and baddies: the presentation of German police and criminals in East and West television drama Journal Article
    Rauxloh, Regina (2005)
    In: German Law Journal, 6(6), pp. 981-1000
    Police (89) Criminals (49) Inter-German relations (12) Propaganda (5) Television, radio and cable transmission (2)
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  10. Systems and developments of penal sanctions in Western and Central Europe - how to deal with dangerous offenders? Contribution
    Kinzig, Jörg (2005)
    In: Irk, Ferenc (Eds.), Systems and developments of penal sanctions in Western and Central Europe. The Third German-Hungarian Colloquium on Penal Law and Criminology, Bíbor Kiadó, Miskolc, pp. 19-29
    Comparative law (254) Arrest, detention and bail (59) Criminals (49) Judicial statistics (35) Recidivism (33)
  11. New approaches of preventing sexual crimes in Germany Contribution
    Obergfell-Fuchs, Joachim; Kury, Helmut; Kloppenburg, Vanessa; Wössner, Gunda (2003)
    In: Kury, Helmut; Obergfell-Fuchs, Joachim (Eds.), Crime prevention: new approaches, Weißer Ring, Mainz, (Mainzer Schriften zur Situation von Kriminalitätsopfern, 34), pp. 277-320
    Criminology (127) Law reform (124) Victims (93) Sexual offenses (58) Criminals (49) Crime prevention (35) Domestic or gender-based violence (23)
  12. Abusing state power or controlling risk? Sex offender commitment and Sicherheitsverwahrung Journal Article
    Demleitner, Nora V. (2003)
    In: Fordham Urban Law Journal, 30(5), pp. 1621-1669
    Police (89) Criminals (49) Crime prevention (35) Recidivism (33)
  13. The crimes of women in early modern Germany Book
    Rublack, Ulinka (2001)
    ISBN 9780198208860, Clarendon Press, Oxford
    Legal history (146) Sentences (122) Offenses against the person (59) Sexual offenses (58) Criminals (49) Women (38) Trials (16) Sex (16) Offenses against property (14) Gender and gender identity (11) Marriage (4)
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  14. Preventive measures for dangerous recidivists Journal Article
    Kinzig, Jörg (1997)
    In: European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, 5(1), pp. 27-57
    Comparative law (254) Arrest, detention and bail (59) Criminals (49) Crime prevention (35) Recidivism (33)
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  15. Dangerous criminal offenders in the German criminal justice system. Sex offender sentencing and treatment Journal Article
    Albrecht, Hans-Jörg (1997)
    In: Federal Sentencing Reporter, 10(2), pp. 69-73
    Sentences (122) Punishment, Purposes of (65) Arrest, detention and bail (59) Criminals (49) Parole and probation (37) Recidivism (33) Sanctions, Non-criminal (21)
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