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  1. 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
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    Open Access
  2. Gender disparities in sentencing filicide in the German criminal system Journal Article
    Leuschner, Fredericke (2025)
    In: European Journal of Criminology
    Homicide Parents and children Children / Adolescents Victims Domestic or gender-based violence Sentences Sex Empirical research Criminology Gender / Gender identity / Gender studies
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  3. The security of the future – Artificial Intelligence and social control. From predictive policing to social scoring Contribution
    Singelnstein, Tobias (2025)
    In: Burchard, Christoph; Spiecker gen. Döhmann, Indra (Eds.), Algorithmic transformation and diffusion of power: Trust, conflict, uncertainty and control, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, pp. 267-280
    Artificial intelligence Crime Criminology Crime prevention Criminal law Private security services Police / Policing
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  4. Penal moderation in Europe: Germany and France put to the test Contribution
    Drenkhahn, Kirstin; Jobard, Fabien; Singelnstein, Tobias (2025)
    In: Cliquennois, Gaëtan; Durnescu, Ioan; Humblet, Diete; Larrauri, Elena; Snacken, Sonja (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of European penology, Routledge, London, pp. 152-164
    Punishment, Purposes of Punishment, Theories of Criminology Penology Prisons and imprisonment Judicial statistics Criminal policy News media Comparative law
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    Open Access
  5. The dynamics of criminal contagion: a text-mining analysis of offense reports Journal Article
    Welsch, Robin; Kemmer, Thomas; Teschner, David; Schmidt, Albrecht; Hildebrandt, Andreas; Rettenberger, Martin (2025)
    In: Psychology, Crime & Law, pp. 1-19
    Police / Policing Sexual offenses Crime Refugees Crime prevention News media Criminology Law enforcement
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  6. A bounding approach to age–period–cohort analysis: A demonstration using public crime concerns in Germany Journal Article
    Yastrebov, Gordey; Trinidad, Alexander; Leopold, Thomas (2025)
    In: Journal of Quantitative Criminology
    Crime Criminology Empirical research
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    Open Access
  7. Rehabilitation or punishment? Psychiatric discourse on juvenile delinquency in Britain, West Germany and Czechoslovakia, 1945-1956 Journal Article
    Střelec, Jakub (2025)
    In: Crime, Histoire & Sociétés, 29(1), pp. 31-54
    Criminal law: juveniles Comparative law Rehabilitation of criminals Punishment, Purposes of Psychology Mental health War Criminology History
  8. Corporate delinquency and corporate sanctions: A dilemma for the criminological critique of criminal law? Journal Article
    Kölbel, Ralf (2025)
    In: Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform
    Criminology Corporations: criminal liability Economic crimes and offenses Sanctions, Administrative Sanctions, Criminal Law reform
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  9. A drop in crime and in fear Journal Article
    Boers, Klaus (2025)
    In: Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform, 108(1), pp. 58-63
    Criminology Crime Criminal policy Victims Comparative law
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  10. Cyberbullying and peer influences in online and offline contexts Journal Article
    Hirsch, Thalia (2025)
    In: Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform
    Internet Social media Criminology Sociology Empirical research Children / Adolescents Criminal law: juveniles
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  11. Atlantic knowledge transfer. U.S. criminal law in 19th century Germany Journal Article
    Kesper-Biermann, Sylvia (2025)
    In: cliothemis
    Comparative law Law reform Legal history Criminal law Criminal procedure Criminal policy Criminal law: juveniles Criminology
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  12. Police use of excessive force in Germany Book
    Abdul-Rahman, Laila; Espín Grau, Hannah; Klaus, Luise; Singelnstein, Tobias (2025)
    ISBN 9783593520155, Campus, Frankfurt
    Police / Policing Offenses against the administration of justice Violence Empirical research Criminology
  13. A mixed-methods study on out-group hostility and religiosity among muslims in German youth prisons: The role of religious discrimination and opportunity structure Journal Article
    Bergmann, Barbara; Lutz, Paulina; Steinmann, Jan-Philip (2025)
    In: Criminal Justice and Behavior
    Criminology Empirical research Religion Discrimination Prisons and imprisonment Criminal law: juveniles
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  14. Intimate partner violence against men in Germany - A study on prevalence, victim-offender overlap, and the role of parental violence Journal Article
    Schemmel, Jonas; Maciey, Dario; Goede, Laura-Romina (2025)
    In: Journal of interpersonal violence
    Domestic or gender-based violence Men Parents and children Violence Victims Empirical research Criminology
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  15. Legal and criminological perspectives on hate crime and hate crime control in Germany Contribution
    Kilchling, Michael (2024)
    In: Anderez Belategi, Mikel; Garro Carrera, Enara; Gordon Benito, Iñigo; Landa Gorostiza, Jon-Mirena (Eds.), Hate crimes in comparative legal perspective, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, pp. 78-101
    Hate crimes / Hate speech Discrimination Victims Antisemitism Races Minorities Extremism Internet Criminology
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