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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. The just prison? Women’s prison reform and the figure of the “offender-as-victim” in Germany Journal Article
    Faust, Friederike; Nagel, Klara (2024)
    In: Studies in Social Justice, 18(2), pp. 264-282
    Prisons and imprisonment Women Victims Criminology Social justice
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  5. The 'deadly embrace' of restorative justice in Germany Contribution
    Willms, Christoph; Malzahn, Rehzi (2024)
    In: Maglione, Giuseppe; Marder, Ian; Pali, Brunilda (Eds.), Restorative justice at a crossroads. Dilemmas of institutionalisation, Routledge, Abingdon, (Routledge frontiers of criminal justice, ), pp. 189-210
    Restorative justice Criminology Legislation Conciliation and mediation
  6. Assessing the validity of open-source biographical data in terrorism research Journal Article
    Kanol, Eylem; Hirth, Maria-Anna (2024)
    In: Terrorism and Political Violence
    Empirical research Criminology Terrorism Records Biography: individual
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  7. When violence is not an option: Perceived choice sets and differential deterrability among adolescents in Germany Journal Article
    Kroneberg, Clemens; Nägel, Christof (2024)
    In: Crime & Delinquency
    Criminal law: juveniles Violence Criminology Empirical research Provocation
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    Open Access
  8. Exploring heterogeneous effects of victimization on changes in fear of crime: The moderating role of neighborhood conditions Journal Article
    Kaiser, Florian; Oberwittler, Dietrich; Janssen, Heleen J.; Hoffman, Lesa (2024)
    In: Justice Quarterly, pp. 1-30
    Victims Criminology Empirical research
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    Open Access
  9. Faithful and fearful: Does religion promote or reduce fear of crime in Germany? Journal Article
    Steinmann, Jan-Philip (2024)
    In: European Journal of Criminology, pp. 1-34
    Criminology Victims Crime Religion Minorities Empirical research
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    Open Access
  10. Predictors of incidents during short leave: An analysis of prisoner personal files in the Lower Saxony prison system Journal Article
    Neumann, Merten; Schüttler, Helena; Klatt, Thimna (2024)
    In: Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform, 107(1), pp. 115-128
    Criminology Recidivism Prisons and imprisonment Penology Drug abuse Empirical research
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  11. Unsupervised short leave in forensic addiction treatment: Is there an influence on treatment progress? Journal Article
    Neumann, Louisa; Neumann, Merten (2024)
    In: Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform, 107(1), pp. 54-63
    Criminology Drug abuse Alcohol and alcoholism Psychiatry Recidivism Penology Empirical research
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  12. Exploring gender disparities in the prosecution of theft cases: Propensity score matching on data from German court files Journal Article
    Leuschner, Fredericke (2023)
    In: European Journal of Criminology, 20(1), pp. 292-315
    Criminology Sex Offenses against property Criminal procedure Judicial discretion Prosecutorial discretion Empirical research Sentences Judicial process
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  13. Intimate partner violence in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings of a campus study Contribution
    Haverkamp, Rita; Hohendorf, Ines (2023)
    In: Muñoz Sánchez, Juan (Eds.), Estudios político criminales, jurídicos penales y criminológicos. Libro homenaje al Profesor José Luis Díez Ripollés, Tirant lo Blanch, Valencia, (Homenajes y Congresos, ), pp. 1763-1778
    Domestic or gender-based violence Criminology Empirical research Pandemic / Epidemic Gender and gender identity Sex
  14. Impending challenges to penal moderation in France and Germany. A strained restraint Book
    Drenkhahn, Kirstin; Jobard, Fabien; Singelnstein, Tobias (2023)
    ISBN 9781032188676, Routledge, London; New York
    Sentences Comparative law Sociology Criminology Penology News media
  15. The short-term impact of formal controls on subsequent offending and future formal controls in a German and UK City Journal Article
    Boers, Klaus; Kaiser, Florian; Schaerff, Marcus; Wikström, Per-Olof H. (2023)
    In: Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology, pp. 1-22
    Criminology Punishment, Purposes of Sanctions, Criminal Criminal law: juveniles Penology
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