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4 December 2020,
People in the news
Maja Werner, Carolin Hillemanns, and Jelena Schulz are the new Gender Equality Officers at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law. Their tasks are to promote and foster balanced employment and ensure equal opportunities for both genders. They are committed to helping employees balance career and family life. At the Institute, the Gender Equality Officers are involved in…
17 November 2020,
Research news
Universities and other research institutions in Germany are not immune to espionage. But, they are often not even aware of the lurking danger. This has been revealed by a study carried out by the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law.
3 November 2020,
People in the news
Lorena Bachmaier Winter, professor of Justice Systems at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid and long-standing guest researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, has been appointed by the European Law Institute (ELI) as director of an international research project on the admissibility of electronic evidence in criminal proceedings in the European Union. This…
26 October 2020,
In the press
What do we want to protect with the right to informational self-determination? In an interview with Corona Constitutional, the podcast of the Verfassungsblog (constitutional blog), Ralf Poscher talks about surveillance in the digital space, the right to data protection and privacy, and the potential dangers of mass surveillance. One of the background issues is the federal government's planned int…
20 October 2020,
Research news
On October 19, the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law launched a survey of several thousand citizens in a total of 140 residential areas in Cologne and Essen. The research team headed by Professor Dietrich Oberwittler aims to gain new insights into coexistence and security in metropolitan residential areas and is asking the randomly selected residents to fill out a 12-p…
1 October 2020,
Events
As part of the city of Freiburg’s 900-year anniversary, the panel discussion „Könnte alles anders sein? – Alternativen zum Strafvollzug und Prävention“ (“Could it all be Different? – Alternatives to Prison and Prevention”) was organized by the Freiburg Bürgerstiftung in cooperation with the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law. The event took place on 24 September and the…
25 September 2020,
Events
On 30 September, the European Commission will hold a high-level conference to discuss options for the fundamental reorganization of the legal framework against money laundering and terrorist financing. Delegates will include representatives from the European Parliament, numerous European and national authorities, as well as the private sector. The aim is to present a new legislative proposal by e…
21 September 2020,
Research news
The Federal Ministry of Justice recently presented a new draft criminal law designed to better combat money laundering. While the draft met with approval on some fronts, numerous points of criticism were raised by money laundering investigators and private enterprise. In his response to the draft, Senior Researcher Benjamin Vogel criticizes the fact that the proposed reworking of the definition o…
18 September 2020,
In the press
The coronavirus pandemic has encouraged the growth of organized crime in Germany. However, according to Dr. Benjamin Vogel and Dr. Clara Rigoni (senior researchers at the MPI-CSL), effective tools for law enforcement are lacking. This has to change.
14 September 2020,
Events
Date, time: 09/24/2020, 19:15 p.m. | Language: German | Venue: Bibliothek im Herder-Gebäude, Hermann-Herder-Str. 4, 79104 Freiburg.
10 September 2020,
Publications
eucrim is an online journal that offers a Europe-wide platform for European criminal law and invites both practitioners and academics to engage in discussion.
25 August 2020,
In the press
Why does the recently presented draft law to improve the fight against money laundering miss its goal? In his Verfassungsblog post, senior researcher Benjamin Vogel argues in favor of a fundamental new criminal law approach.
12 August 2020,
In the press
“The Police: Friend or Foe?” This was the motto of a digital lunchtime discussion hosted by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Südbaden on August 10. Armin Schuster (Member of Parliament from Lörrach) and Ralf Poscher (Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law in Freiburg) were invited to exchange views.
6 August 2020,
Events
with Armin Schuster (Member of the German Parliament) and Prof. Ralf Poscher, Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law | Monday, 10 August 2020 | 12:30 until 1:30 p.m.
4 August 2020,
In the press
In Germany, a number of child abuse cases have dominated the headlines in recent months. Amidst calls for harsher punishment for the perpetrators, the Federal Ministry of Justice presented initial reform proposals at the beginning of July. But what effect could stricter laws have? Tatjana Hörnle, Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, is sceptical. She has …
21 July 2020,
In the press
After George Floyd’s death, thousands of citizens across the United States and Europe took to the streets to protest against racism and police violence. One topic that has repeatedly been discussed in the context of these protests concerns the role of diversity, discrimination, and racism in both police training and everyday police work. Starting in autumn 2019, the project ZuRecht - Die Polizei …
17 July 2020,
In the press
The numbers of femicides have remained consistently high over the past years. One thing all perpetrators have in common is patriarchal ideas and an extreme image of masculinity, says Bayerischer Rundfunk, which cites Gunda Wössner, criminal psychologist at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law.
8 July 2020,
Publications
eucrim is an online journal that offers a Europe-wide platform for European criminal law and invites both practitioners and academics to engage in discussion.