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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
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
Comparative norm design: The U.S. rules model and the German standards model in criminal justice and beyond Journal Article
Bender, Philip Maximilian (2024)
In: UCLA Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs, 27(2)

Comparative law Law, Methodology of Judges Criminal procedure Evidence: criminal law Witnesses Sentences Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Common law Adversarial system Inquisitorial system
Hate crimes and hate speech in Germany: mapping of legal provisions and the interpretation of case law Contribution
Carrera, Enara Garro (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. 39-77

Hate crimes / Hate speech Defamation Sentences Antisemitism Discrimination Minorities Gender and gender identity Sexual orientation National Socialism Holocaust / Shoah Criminal policy Freedom of speech
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 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
Theory and practice of sentencing in German international criminal law Contribution
Geneuss, Julia (2024)
In: Booth, Nina; Christensen, Mikkel; Mulgrew, Róisín; Phillip, Caroline (Eds.), Research handbook on the punishment of atrocity crimes, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 218-239

International criminal law Criminal law Sentences Crimes against humanity Genocide War crimes Slavery, forced labor, etc. Rome Statute Trials: particular Terrorism
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
Artificial intelligence and sentencing from a human rights perspective Contribution
Kaspar, Johannes; Harrendorf, Stefan; Butz, Felix; Höffler, Katrin; Sommerer, Lucia; Christoph, Stephan (2023)
In: Simoncic, Katja; Zavrsnik, Ales (Eds.), Artificial intelligence, social harms and human rights, Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, (Critical Criminological Perspectives, ), pp. 3-34

Sentences Artificial intelligence Comparative law Treaties: particular European Court of Human Rights Judgments Human rights Administration of justice Retroactive laws Right of privacy Data protection Discrimination
Legal measures against hate speech and hate crime Contribution
Valerius, Brian (2023)
In: Hilgendorf, Eric (Eds.), Law in times of crisis. Festschrift for Yoram Danziger, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, (Schriften zum Strafrechtsvergleich, 20), pp. 335-350

Hate crimes / Hate speech Communications and mass media Discrimination Races Antisemitism Freedom of speech Extremism Sentences
The role of alcohol intoxication on sentencing by judges and laypersons: Findings from a binational experiment in Germany and France Journal Article
Bègue, Laurent; Zerhouni, Oulmann; Jobard, Fabien (2023)
In: International Criminal Justice Review, 33(2), pp. 147-159

Sentences Alcohol and alcoholism Judges Empirical research Comparative law
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
Germany Contribution
Bohlander, Michael (2023)
In: Bohlander, Michael; Kemp, Gerhard; Webster, Mark (Eds.), Public health crisis management and criminal liability of governments, Hart Publishing, Oxford; London; New York, pp. 103-125

Pandemic / Epidemic Health Constitutional law Negligence, Criminal Legislative bodies Criminal law: theory Causation Homicide Offenses against the person Defenses (criminal law) Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Criminal law: complicity Sentences
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
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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