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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
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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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
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
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
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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Intensified support for juvenile offenders on probation: Evidence from Germany Journal Article
Engel, Christoph; Goerg, Sebastian J.; Traxler, Christian (2022)
In: Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 19(2), pp. 447-490

Parole and probation Criminal law: juveniles Criminals Recidivism Rehabilitation of criminals Empirical research Criminology Statistics

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“Mixed” sexual offending against both children and adults: An empirical comparison with individuals who exclusively offended against child or adult victims Journal Article
Link, Eva; Lösel, Friedrich (2021)
In: Criminal Justice and Behavior, 48(11), pp. 1616-1633

Sexual offenses Children / Adolescents Victims Criminals Recidivism Empirical research
Trajectories of delinquency among young adult prisoners Journal Article
Taefi, Anabel; Hosser, Daniela (2021)
In: European Journal of Criminology, 18(6), pp. 855-874

Criminology Empirical research Criminal law: juveniles Prisons and imprisonment Recidivism
Dealing with dangerous offenders in Europe. A comparative study of provisions in England and Wales, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden Journal Article
Jehle, Jörg-Martin; Lewis, Chris; Nagtegaal, Marleen; Palmowski, Nina; Pyrcak-Górowska, Małgorzata; van der Wolf, Michiel; Zila, Josef (2021)
In: Criminal Law Forum, 32(2), pp. 181-245

Comparative law Criminals Prisons and imprisonment Parole and probation Sentences Arrest, detention and bail Recidivism Insanity Criminal law: culpability Drug abuse and crime Judicial statistics

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Day fines in Germany Contribution
Albrecht, Hans-Jörg (2021)
In: Faure, Michael; Kantorowicz-Reznichenko, Elena (Eds.), Day fines in Europe. Assessing income-based sanctions in criminal justice systems, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 85-121

Sanctions, Criminal Criminal policy Sentences Penology Judicial statistics Recidivism
Preventive detention in Germany and Europe Contribution
Drenkhahn, Kirstin; Morgenstern, Christine (2020)
In: Felthous, Alan; Sass, Henning (Eds.), Diagnosis and treatment, Wiley-Blackwell, Hoboken, (The Wiley international handbook on psychopathic disorders and the law, Volume I), pp. 87-106

Arrest, detention and bail Sanctions, Criminal Sanctions, Non-criminal Criminal law: culpability Recidivism Legal history Comparative law European Union and national law (relationship) European Court of Human Rights Judgments Mental health
Preventive justice and the dangerous offender: seeking solutions to protect society Contribution
Watney, Murdoch (2020)
In: Hugo, Charl; Möllers, Thomas (Eds.), Legal certainty and fundamental rights. A cross-disciplinary approach to constitutional principles in German and South African law, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, (Augsburger Rechtsstudien, 89), pp. 189-220

Criminals Recidivism Crime prevention Arrest, detention and bail Sentences Comparative law
Criminal recidivism after imprisonment among sex offenders and violent offenders: a comparison between self-reported and officially recorded reoffending behavior Journal Article
Wössner, Gunda; Hefner, Franziska (2020)
In: Criminology - The Online Journal, pp. 264-282

Criminology Empirical research Recidivism Sexual offenses Crime prevention Criminals
Does electronic monitoring as a means of release preparation reduce subsequent recidivism? A randomized controlled trial in Germany Journal Article
Meuer, Katharina; Wössner, Gunda (2020)
In: European Journal of Criminology, 17(5), pp. 563-584

Parole and probation Surveillance (electronic or fixed) Recidivism Empirical research Rehabilitation of criminals Criminology