englischCombating the COVID-19 pandemic in prisons was a major challenge. The possibility of ensuring social distancing is small, many inmates are regarded as a vulnerable group and staff cannot be dispensed with. Worldwide, there are reports from prisons of an enormous number of cases. This was not [...]

englischIn recent years, sexual delinquency has received increased public and academic interest. With regard to sexual offences against children and adolescents, the main focus has been on sexual violence inflicted on minors by adults. So far there have been few reliable findings on sexual assaults [...]

englischThis study provides findings on the frequently asked question of to what extent municipal crime prevention can contribute to improving people's sense of security and to reducing crime. To this end, the scope, content and development of municipal crime prevention work were surveyed [...]

englischStudies about intimate partner violence (IPV) explain victimisation and perpetration with the social character of the sexes. But while in the national criminological research on IPV a person’s sex is used in place of gender, this study utilises a person’s gender to examine the link between [...]

englischJuvenile delinquency is a highly discussed topic within many diverse stances and opinions. That is why the author of this book has a two pronged focus; first to present an overview of the various perspectives on juvenile delinquency as well as methods of its prevention and secondly to [...]

englisch"Delinquency as fate“ critically analyzes the General Theory of Crime by Gottfredson and Hirschi, the central theory of modern criminology. Based on this analysis and by transferring two basic terms of Arnold Gehlens’ anthropology to the self-control concept, the author develops the model of [...]