englischThe conference proceedings for the second edition of the Gender & Crime conference encompass texts addressing gender aspects in criminology and criminal law, discussing forms, manifestations, and consequences of violence against women. With the overarching theme of "Sexual Self-Determination [...]

englischThe present study, commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, critically examined the criminal law provisions on combating human trafficking (Sections 232 to 233a of the Criminal Code), which were reformed in 2016. For this purpose, among other things, a file [...]

englischThis volume deals with gender aspects in criminal law, criminology, victimology and penitentiary science. In addition to three comprehensive introductions to the topic, it provides diverse normative as well as empirical discussions of the connection between gender and crime.

With [...]

englischIn view of the high priority that the phenomenon of outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMCGs), especially in the context of organized crime, has assumed among law enforcement agencies, as well as the media and criminal policy interest in criminal acts by members of OMCGs, this work is the first to [...]

englischThis book is based on a qualitative interview study of adult men who were sexually abused by Catholic clerics as children or adolescents. Starting from the observation that the victims do not consistently distance themselves from the church or Catholic beliefs, the study examines the lasting [...]

englischIn this book, the taboo of infanticide is contrasted with an understanding of a case’s latent structures of meaning, which enables a clear comprehension of how biographical experiences of loss are dealt with. In addition to this reference to biographical research, the study also relates to [...]

englischAt the latest in 2004 video game addiction became popular by the online-role-playing-game World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment). Since 2013 Internet Gaming Disorder is accepted as a diagnosis in the appendix of the DSM-5. The American Psychiatric Association invited scientists worldwide [...]

englischRepresentative research on crime rates and their trends in Germany is sparse. A major research focus at the Criminology Research Institute in Lower Saxony, which is where all the papers compiled in this volume come from, is on victimisation. In recent years, research here was carried out on [...]

englischIn this anthology, empirical findings of the first nationwide representative study on stalking experiences in Germany – conducted by the Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony in 2011 and funded by the BMBF – are presented. Based on data of 5779 respondents aged 16 to 40 years, a [...]

englischDuring the last years, the youth welfare system in Germany has been critically discussed and a number of different concepts for its improvement were brought up. The discussion took its start from singular unsuccessful child protection cases which had received a lot of public attention, but [...]