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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. 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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  3. The relevance of a second-person viewpoint for criminal law doctrine Journal Article
    Hörnle, Tatjana (2025)
    In: Criminal Law and Philosophy
    Criminal law: theory Victims Criminal intent Criminal law: culpability Criminal law: unlawfulness Criminal law: attempt Legal history Religion
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    Open Access
  4. Cross-border victims in Germany Contribution
    Kilchling, Michael (2025)
    In: Hryniewicz-Lach, Elżbieta; Kilchling, Michael (Eds.), Cross-border victims in Europe, Routledge, London, pp. 67-90
    Victims Boundaries (international law) Criminal procedure Private prosecution Restitution and unjust enrichment Organized crime
  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. Germany Contribution
    Ochnio, Ariadna H. (2025)
    In: (Eds.), Rethinking EU law-making policy on confiscation of the proceeds of crime, Routledge, Abingdon, (Routledge / UACES contemporary European studies, ), pp. 177-185
    Sanctions, Criminal European Law: general European Union and national law (relationship) Comparative law Victims
  8. 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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  9. A drop in crime and in fear Journal Article
    Boers, Klaus (2025)
    In: Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform, 108(1), pp. 58-63
    Criminology Crime Criminal policy Victims Comparative law
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  10. The digital dimension: Victim's experiences of technology's impact on penetrative child sexual abuse Journal Article
    Chauviré-Geib, Katrin; Gerke, Jelena; Fegert, Jörg M.; Rassenhofer, Miriam (2025)
    In: Journal of child sexual abuse
    Empirical research Sexual offenses Offenses against the person Victims Internet Social media
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  11. Intimate partner violence against men in Germany - A study on prevalence, victim-offender overlap, and the role of parental violence Journal Article
    Schemmel, Jonas; Maciey, Dario; Goede, Laura-Romina (2025)
    In: Journal of interpersonal violence
    Domestic or gender-based violence Men Parents and children Violence Victims Empirical research Criminology
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    Open Access
  12. Lifetime abuse and the barriers to women aged 50 and over using domestic violence services in Germany Journal Article
    Höppner, Grit (2025)
    In: Violence against women
    Domestic or gender-based violence Women Aged Victims Gender / Gender identity / Gender studies
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    Open Access
  13. Criminal liability of deepfake pornography under Turkish and German criminal law Journal Article
    Eisele, Jörg; Duman, Irmak (2025)
    In: Zeitschrift für Internationale Strafrechtswissenschaft, 4(1), pp. 69-82
    Comparative law Sexual offenses Artificial intelligence Internet Communications and mass media Offenses against morals Gender / Gender identity / Gender studies Victims Women Synthetic media
    Open Access
  14. Legal and criminological perspectives on hate crime and hate crime control in Germany Contribution
    Kilchling, Michael (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. 78-101
    Hate crimes / Hate speech Discrimination Victims Antisemitism Races Minorities Extremism Internet Criminology
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  15. 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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    Open Access