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  1. The 12-month prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of intimate partner violence in Germany: Findings from a representative population survey Journal Article
    Thadden, Alexandra; Baier, Dirk; Kröger, Christoph; Kliem, Sören (2026)
    In: Journal of interpersonal violence
    Domestic or gender-based violence Demography Empirical research Victims Gender / Gender identity / Gender studies
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  2. Corporate control through external whistleblowing: Initial findings from Germany Journal Article
    Kölbel, Ralf (2026)
    In: European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research
    Corporations: criminal liability Economic crimes and offenses Corporations: governance European Law: general European Law: criminal law and procedure Empirical research European Union and national law (relationship)
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    Open Access
  3. Experimental evidence on primacy effects in parole decisions Journal Article
    Grechenig, Kristoffel (2025)
    In: Psychology, Crime & Law, pp. 1-47
    Parole and probation Empirical research Psychology Recidivism
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  4. 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
  5. 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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  6. Drilling a Telegram-YouTube pipeline: Cross-platform affordances of German anti-government extremist networks Journal Article
    Heyn, Leoni; Whittaker, Joe (2025)
    In: Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, pp. 1-28
    Social media Extremism Internet Violence Political crimes Empirical research
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    Open Access
  7. The German 'Dunkelfeld' approach: When the dark figure of sexual delinquency against minors remains shady Journal Article
    König, Andrej (2025)
    In: Journal of prevention, 46(4), pp. 463-466
    Children / Adolescents Sexual offenses Victims Crime prevention Recidivism Empirical research
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  8. On being a ‘passive observer’: The corporeal and affective dimensions of power in observational research on trafficked women in criminal proceedings Journal Article
    FitzGerald, Sharron (2025)
    In: Qualitative Research, 25(3), pp. 611-628
    Offenses against the person Organized crime Sexual offenses Women Victims Witnesses Criminal interrogation Feminism Criminal procedure Empirical research
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  9. Harnessing inter-organizational collaboration and automation to combat online hate speech: A qualitative study with German reporting centers Journal Article
    Bäumler, Julian; Riebe, Thea; Kaufhold, Marc-André; Reuter, Christian (2025)
    In: Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 9(2), pp. 1-31
    Hate crimes / Hate speech Artificial intelligence Internet Social media Empirical research
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  10. Prevalence of violence-induced burn injuries among women in Germany: Current data and societal implications Journal Article
    Schmidt, Sonja Verena; Drysch, Marius; Reinkemeier, Felix; Puscz, Flemming; Fueth, Maria; Lehnhardt, Marcus; Registry, German Burn; Wallner, Christoph (2025)
    In: Violence against women
    Women Domestic or gender-based violence Empirical research
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  11. Doing discretion – authority, ambiguity and control in German traffic stops Journal Article
    Dangelmaier, Tamara (2025)
    In: Policing and Society, pp. 1-16
    Police / Policing Crime prevention Traffic violations Empirical research
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    Open Access
  12. Perceived proximal warning behaviors in cases of severe targeted violence at German schools: A retrospective longitudinal analysis Journal Article
    Ahlig, N.; Allwinn, M.; Leuschner, V.; Allely, C. S.; Scheithauer, H. (2025)
    In: Journal of School Violence, pp. 1-15
    Violence Education Children / Adolescents Offenses against the person Empirical research
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    Open Access
  13. 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
  14. Crime and safety in rural Germany Contribution
    Drenkhahn, Kirstin; Nagel, Christoph (2025)
    In: Ceccato, Vania; Harkness, Alistair (Eds.), Crime, peoples and places, Routledge, London, pp. 97-108
    Crime Criminal statistics Statistics Empirical research Victims Trust in state actors Police / Policing
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  15. 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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