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The penal system for young offenders in Germany Contribution
Blume, Sarah (2026)
In: Bald, Caroline; Martínez Herrero, María (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of criminal justice social work, Routledge, London, pp. 213-223

Criminal law: juveniles Education Rehabilitation of criminals Prisons and imprisonment
Germany Contribution
Weigend, Thomas; Hoven, Elisa (2026)
In: Hoven, Elisa; Weigend, Thomas (Eds.), Justice in Criminal Law, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, pp. 175-197

Criminal law: theory Criminal intent Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Causation Criminal law: culpability Torture Civil rights Criminal law: attempt Criminal law: juveniles Limitation of actions Sentences Prisons and imprisonment Arrest, detention and bail
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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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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Comparing the level of punitiveness in the U.S. and Germany Journal Article
Hörnle, Tatjana (2025)
In: Criminal Law Forum

Comparative law Prisons and imprisonment Criminal policy Sentences Statistics Demography Federalism and federal system Criminal procedure Colleges and universities
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
Who complains in prison, who doesn’t and why? A view from Germany Contribution
Morgenstern, Christine; Rogan, Mary (2025)
In: Daems, Tom; Larrauri, Elena (Eds.), Just prisons. Requests and complaints in prisons in Europe, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, (Palgrave studies in prisons and penology, ), pp. 49-72

Prisons and imprisonment Civil rights Empirical research
Imprisonment seeking among rough sleepers in Germany. Rethinking disciplinary and control society through a temporal lens Contribution
Schneider, Luisa T. (2024)
In: Stuit, Hanneke; Turner, Jennifer; Weegels, Julienne (Eds.), Carceral Worlds. Legacies, textures and futures, Bloomsbury Publishing, London, pp. 127-144

Prisons and imprisonment Mental health Penology Social justice
Prisoners in Germany, their work and their remuneration as part of their resocialization Contribution
Dauster, Manfred; Kreutz, Julia Aileen (2024)
In: Kostić, Jelena; Matić Bošković, Marina (Eds.), Penal populism and impact on the work of institutions, Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, Belgrade, pp. 235-260

Prisons and imprisonment Punishment, Purposes of Slavery, forced labor, etc. Legal history Constitutional law Judgments

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Long-term effects of medication-assisted treatment in opioid using offenders in German prisoners - treatment outcomes in prison and after release Journal Article
Stemmler, Mark; Geißelsöder, Kerstin; Weiss, Maren; Hornegger, Mavi; Endres, Johann (2024)
In: Journal of Experimental Criminology

Prisons and imprisonment Drug abuse Empirical research

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God behind bars. An empirical approach to prison ministry in the United States and Germany Book
Lampe, Daniel B. (2024)
Vol. Band 26, ISBN 9783643916655, LIT, Berlin

Prisons and imprisonment Comparative law Religion Empirical research Statistics
Conceptualizing and measuring “punitiveness” in contemporary advanced democracies Journal Article
Pfeffer, Elizabeth Gordon (2024)
In: Regulation & Governance, 18(2), pp. 573-589

Sentences Punishment, Proportionality of Prisons and imprisonment Comparative law Codes and codification Empirical research

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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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Legality, non-arbitraryness and judicial and administrative discretion in sentencing and enforcement of sentences in the German system Contribution
Haverkamp, Rita; Kaspar, Johannes (2024)
In: Guzman Dalbora, José; Krabbe, Maartje; van Kempen, Piet (Eds.), Legality and other requirements for sentencing: An international and comparative perspective on non-arbitrary punishment and sentencing discretion, Boom Uitgevers, The Hague, pp. 223-246

Sentences Judicial discretion Criminal law: theory Criminal law: culpability Rule of law Punishment, Purposes of Judgments Human rights Judiciary Sanctions, Administrative Prisons and imprisonment Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Prosecutorial discretion
The price of freedom: Criminalization and the management of outsiders in Germany and the United States Book
Soyer, Michaela (2024)
ISBN 9780520394254, University of California Press, Oakland

Minorities Sociology Comparative law Punishment, Purposes of Education Discrimination Emigration and immigration Races Law reform Prisons and imprisonment