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Gendered justice and symbolic power: A qualitative analysis of the criminal law assessment practice of human trafficking in German criminal proceedings Journal Article
Sapelza, Ruth (2025)
In: AG About Gender - International Journal of Gender Studies, 14(28)

Offenses against the person Organized crime Criminals Women Sex Criminal law: complicity Gender / Gender identity / Gender studies

Open Access
The effectiveness of Germany's compulsory forensic addiction treatment: A quasi-experimental study of recidivism using matched groups Journal Article
Schalast, Norbert; Nau, Bastian; Hausam, Joscha; Fuss, Johannes (2025)
In: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Psychiatry Prisons and imprisonment Criminals Recidivism Drug abuse and crime Empirical research Criminology

Open Access
Insane offenders, dangerous criminals, criminal responsibility and security measures: the positivist criminology network and the reform of criminal law in imperial Germany Journal Article
Härter, Karl (2023)
In: GLOSSAE. European Journal of Legal History, pp. 67-94

Legal history Insanity Legal positivism Law reform Criminals Criminal law: culpability Codes and codification Psychology Recidivism Arrest, detention and bail Psychiatric / mental institution

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Intensified support for juvenile offenders on probation: Evidence from Germany Journal Article
Engel, Christoph; Goerg, Sebastian J.; Traxler, Christian (2022)
In: Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 19(2), pp. 447-490

Parole and probation Criminal law: juveniles Criminals Recidivism Rehabilitation of criminals Empirical research Criminology Statistics

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Penal reform in Imperial Germany : Conflict and compromise Contribution
Wetzell, Richard F. (2022)
In: Pifferi, Michele (Eds.), The limits of criminological positivism. The movement for criminal law reform in the west, 1870-1940, Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 42-73

Law reform Legal history Criminal law: theory Criminal law: culpability Criminals Sanctions, Non-criminal years: 1880 - 1945
Prosecuting and punishing offenders for several offences in Germany Contribution
Zimmermann, Frank (2021)
In: Audenaert, Nele; De Bondt, Wendy (Eds.), Prosecuting and punishing multi-offenders in the EU. A comparative analysis of the legal frameworks regarding offenders of a multitude of offences, Gompel & Svacina, Antwerp, pp. 139-167

Crime Criminals Sentences European Law: criminal law and procedure
Saint or satan? Moral development and dark triad influences on cybercriminal intent Contribution
Selzer, Nicole; Oelrich, Sebastian (2021)
In: Leukfeldt, Rutger; Weulen Kranenbarg, Marleen (Eds.), Cybercrime in Context, Springer, Cham, pp. 175-194

Computer crimes Criminology Criminals Empirical research
“Mixed” sexual offending against both children and adults: An empirical comparison with individuals who exclusively offended against child or adult victims Journal Article
Link, Eva; Lösel, Friedrich (2021)
In: Criminal Justice and Behavior, 48(11), pp. 1616-1633

Sexual offenses Children / Adolescents Victims Criminals Recidivism Empirical research
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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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 Criminology Police / Policing Criminal interrogation Psychology Criminals

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Preventive justice and the dangerous offender: seeking solutions to protect society Contribution
Watney, Murdoch (2020)
In: Hugo, Charl; Möllers, Thomas (Eds.), Legal certainty and fundamental rights. A cross-disciplinary approach to constitutional principles in German and South African law, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, (Augsburger Rechtsstudien, 89), pp. 189-220

Criminals Recidivism Crime prevention Arrest, detention and bail Sentences Comparative law
Criminal recidivism after imprisonment among sex offenders and violent offenders: a comparison between self-reported and officially recorded reoffending behavior Journal Article
Wössner, Gunda; Hefner, Franziska (2020)
In: Criminology - The Online Journal, pp. 264-282

Criminology Empirical research Recidivism Sexual offenses Crime prevention Criminals
Freedom restrictive coercive measures in forensic psychiatry Journal Article
Flammer, Erich; Frank, Udo; Steinert, Tilman (2020)
In: Frontiers in psychiatry, pp. 1-7

Mental health Psychiatry Psychiatric / mental institution Criminals Sanctions, Non-criminal
Intensive supervision of sexual and violent offenders in Germany Contribution
Dessecker, Axel (2019)
In: Annison, Harry; Meijer, Sonja; O'Loughlin, Ailbhe (Eds.), Fundamental rights and legal consequences of criminal conviction, Hart Publishing, Oxford, (Oñati international series in law and society, ), pp. 189-208

Criminals Parole and probation Sanctions, Criminal Alternative criminal sanctions Sanctions, Non-criminal
Truth in criminal law and procedure: the erosion of a fundamental value Journal Article
Weigend, Thomas (2019)
In: Juridica International, pp. 28-36

Criminal procedure Criminals Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Comparative law