Research projects, Department of Criminology
Criminology, Research project, Departmental project, Ongoing
Project Lead:
Dr. Carina Tetal, Volker Grundies
The aim of this longitudinal study is to analyze the criminal behavior of convicted individuals. Reconviction by type of offense, sanction, and socio-demographic characteristics …
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Criminology, Independent Research Group Space, Contexts, and Crime, Ongoing
Project Lead:
Prof. Dr. phil. Dietrich OberwittlerMore
Project Lead:
Susanne Knickmeier M.A.
Project description only available in German.
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Criminology, Research project, Departmental project, Ongoing
Project Lead:
Dr. Gunda Wössner Dipl.-Psych.
This project evaluates the treatment of sexual offenders in Saxony’s social therapeutic institutions through an analysis of the causes and rates of criminal relapse …
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Project Lead:
Gunda Wössner, Jean-Louis van Gelder, Dominik Gerstner
The Virtual Burglary Project uses virtual reality (VR) versions of residential neighborhoods to study the behavior of burglars. Convicted burglars are invited to explore …
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Criminology, Research project, Institute project, Ongoing
Project Lead:
Dr. Volker Grundies
The aim of this study is to investigate, via official data, the emergence and evolution of crime, judicial reactions towards crime, and criminal careers. …
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Project Lead:
Prof. dr. dr. Jean-Louis van Gelder, Sheina Herman, Dr. Tim Barnum
The 360º Virtual Scenario research program aims to remedy some of the defects of the traditional scenario (or “vignette”) method by employing immersive 360º …
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Criminology, Research project, Ongoing
Project Lead:
Prof. dr. dr. Jean-Louis van Gelder
Why are some people more likely to commit crime than others? Answers to this question, which is at the heart of criminology, can be …
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