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  1. Complement or competition? The relationship between deradicalization and disengagement work and criminal law Contribution
    Sotiriadis, Georgios (2025)
    In: Benz, Samira; Sotiriadis, Georgios (Eds.), Disengagement and deradicalization in the context of Islamist extremism. Theoretical insights and practical experiences, Springer, Wiesbaden, pp. 321-347
    Extremism Criminal law: constitutional aspects Confidential communications Witnesses Sentences Psychology
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  2. 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
  3. Impact and consequences of sexual offences in the metaverse using the example of virtual rape Journal Article
    Steffes, Bianca; Zichler, Anna; Salemi, Simone; Schneider, Tim (2025)
    In: Deviant Behavior, pp. 1-16
    Internet Social media Sexual offenses Psychology Jurisdiction
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  4. The use and reporting practice of psychological tests in German risk and criminal responsibility expert reports Journal Article
    Wertz, Maximilian; Hank, Lisa; Hausam, Joscha; Konrad, Norbert; Schiltz, Kolja; Imhoff, Roland; Rettenberger, Martin (2024)
    In: Psychology, Crime & Law, 30(1), pp. 68-85
    Criminal law: culpability Empirical research Psychiatry Psychology Sentences
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  5. “Killing all infidels”: Leaking prior to islamist terrorist attacks in Germany Journal Article
    Tampe, Laura; Bondü, Rebecca (2024)
    In: Terrorism and Political Violence, pp. 1-16
    Terrorism Empirical research Political crimes Psychology Violence Crime prevention
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  6. Effects of shift work on the mental health of police officers: Results from a study within the police of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Journal Article
    Opielka, Sascha; Staller, Mario (2024)
    In: Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, pp. 1-12
    Police Mental health Psychology Empirical research
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  7. 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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  8. A German perspective Contribution
    Kaspar, Johannes; Stübner, Susanne (2022)
    In: van der Wolf, Michiel (Eds.), Safeguarding the quality of forensic assessment in sentencing, Routledge, New York, pp. 146-174
    Sentences Mental health Psychiatric / mental institution Prisons and imprisonment Psychiatry Psychology Criminal law: juveniles Judicial discretion
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  9. Negotiating the territories of anti-trafficking efforts. The “unlikely cooperation” between police officers and social workers in Germany Contribution
    Leser, Julia; Dölemeyer, Anne (2022)
    In: Darley, Mathilde (Eds.), Trafficking and sex work. Gender, race and public order, Routledge, London, pp. 68-83
    Police Offenses against the person Organized crime Sex Dispute resolution Psychology
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  10. Measuring aggression in German youth prison - A validation of the German reactive-proactive aggression questionnaire (RPQ) in a sample of incarcerated juvenile offenders Journal Article
    Heynen, Evelyn; van der Helm, Peer; Stams, Geert Jan; Roest, Jesse (2022)
    In: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 66(13-14), pp. 1475-1486
    Crime Criminal law: juveniles Prisons and imprisonment Criminology Psychology Violence Empirical research
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  11. A useful science: Criminal interrogation and the turn to psychology in Germany around 1800 Journal Article
    Hofman, Elwin (2022)
    In: Journal of the history of the behavioral sciences, 58(3), pp. 319-334
    Criminal interrogation History Psychology
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  12. Using photovoice in the German criminal justice system Contribution
    Fitzgibbon, Wendy (2022)
    In: Fitzgibbon, Wendy (Eds.), Applied photovoice in criminal justice, Routledge, London, pp. 60-77
    Parole and probation Sanctions, Criminal Photographs and photography Psychology Restorative justice Empirical research
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  13. Ethical decisions between the conflicting priorities of legality and group loyalty: scrutinizing the “Code of Silence” among volunteer firefighters with a vignette-based factorial survey Journal Article
    Kleinewiese, Julia; Graeff, Peter (2021)
    In: Deviant Behavior, 42(10), pp. 1228-1241
    Empirical research Psychology Crime Witnesses Professions Associations and societies
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  14. Psychological differences between radicalized and non-radicalized Muslim prisoners: A qualitative analysis of their frame alignment Journal Article
    Stemmler, Mark; Endres, Johann; King, Sonja; Ritter, Bianca; Becker, Kristina (2021)
    In: Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform, 104(3), pp. 283-297
    Violence Religion Terrorism Prisons and imprisonment Empirical research Criminology Psychology Extremism
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  15. 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 Criminal interrogation Psychology Criminals
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