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  1. Gendered justice and symbolic power: A qualitative analysis of the criminal law assessment practice of human trafficking in German criminal proceedings Journal Article
    Sapelza, Ruth (2025)
    In: AG About Gender - International Journal of Gender Studies, 14(28)
    Offenses against the person Organized crime Criminals Women Sex Criminal law: complicity Gender / Gender identity / Gender studies
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    Open Access
  2. Motherboard and Vaterland: The gendered dimensions of right-wing radicalization and violence in Germany Contribution
    Lippert, Lisa M. Sarida (2025)
    In: Ahmad, Haval; Christie, Kenneth; Kampmark, Binoy (Eds.), Global extremism de-radicalization programmes and policies, Springer Nature, Cham, pp. 53-77
    Extremism Violence Sex Women Races Demography Domestic or gender-based violence Political crimes National Socialism Terrorism Hate crimes / Hate speech Internet Crime prevention Gender / Gender identity / Gender studies
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  3. 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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  4. Prevalence of violence-induced burn injuries among women in Germany: Current data and societal implications Journal Article
    Schmidt, Sonja Verena; Drysch, Marius; Reinkemeier, Felix; Puscz, Flemming; Fueth, Maria; Lehnhardt, Marcus; Registry, German Burn; Wallner, Christoph (2025)
    In: Violence against women
    Women Domestic or gender-based violence Empirical research
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  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. The nexus of women and ‘Clan Crime’: unravelling the dynamics and constraints Journal Article
    Jaraba, Mahmoud (2024)
    In: Trends in organized crime
    Organized crime Money laundering Women Emigration and immigration Gender / Gender identity / Gender studies Empirical research
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    Open Access
  8. 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
  9. Combating domestic violence – Professional strategies, informal systems, and new challenges during the pandemic: Records from Germany and India Contribution
    Wahren, Juliane; Stocker, Stephanie (2024)
    In: Lutz, Ronald; Weimann-Sandig, Nina (Eds.), Family dynamics, gender and social inequality during COVID-19, Springer Nature, Cham, pp. 147-168
    Domestic or gender-based violence Women Pandemic / Epidemic
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  10. The abuse of sexual images between liberal criminal law and the protection of sexual autonomy Contribution
    Schmidt, Anja (2024)
    In: Caletti, Gian; Summerer, Kolis (Eds.), Criminalizing intimate image abuse. A comparative perspective, Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 103-120
    Offenses against morals Sexual offenses Right of privacy Sexual autonomy Women Feminism Sex Victims
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  11. Women who kill their abusive intimate partners in non-confrontational circumstances - The need for German criminal law reform Journal Article
    Braun, Kerstin (2024)
    In: International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy
    Homicide Domestic or gender-based violence Defenses (criminal law) Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Duress Women Victims Law reform
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    Open Access
  12. Are women of all age groups equally affected by the shadow of sexual assault? Evidence from Germany Journal Article
    Hirtenlehner, Helmut; Farrall, Stephen; Groß, Eva (2023)
    In: European Journal of Criminology, 20(3), pp. 834-855
    Criminology Women Aged Sexual offenses Gender / Gender identity / Gender studies Victims Empirical research
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  13. Too civil to care? How online hate speech against different social groups affects bystander intervention Journal Article
    Obermaier, Magdalena; Schmid, Ursula Kristin; Rieger, Diana (2023)
    In: European Journal of Criminology, 20(3), pp. 817-833
    Criminology Homosexuality Races Women Hate crimes / Hate speech Social media Internet Empirical research
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    Open Access
  14. Isolated incidents. Media reporting on violence against women in the German press Journal Article
    Meltzer, Christine E. (2023)
    In: Journalism Practice, pp. 1-20
    Domestic or gender-based violence Women News media Emigration and immigration Minorities Homicide Offenses against the person Empirical research Criminal statistics
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  15. On extreme forms of violence against women in Europe: Does femi(ni)cide exist in Germany? Contribution
    Luján Pinelo, Aleida (2022)
    In: Davinić, Marko; Kostić, Svetislav (Eds.), Gender competent public law and policies, Springer International Publishing, Cham, (Gender Perspectives in Law, ), pp. 109-129
    Women Domestic or gender-based violence Colonialism Feminism Treaties Social policy and reform News media Political parties and groups
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