Research projects, Department of Criminology
Criminology, Independent Research Group Space, Contexts, and Crime, Ongoing
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Dietrich OberwittlerMore
Criminology, Research project, Departmental project, Ongoing
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Pablo Galain Palermo, Hans-Jörg AlbrechtMore
Criminology, Research project, Institute project, Ongoing
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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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Jean-Louis van Gelder
The goal of the FutureU research program is to develop an intervention that will increase future-orientation by connecting delinquents to their future self. The …
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Jean-Louis van Gelder, Gunda Wössner, Dominik Gerstner M.A. (Sociology)
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, Dissertation, Ongoing
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Jean-Louis van Gelder, Sebastian Kübel, Dr. Jessica Deitzer, Willem Frankenhuis
Why are some people more likely to commit crime than others? Answers to this question can be grouped according to two competing approaches. On …
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Jean-Louis van Gelder, Sheina Herman, Timothy 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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Susanne Knickmeier
Project description only available in German.
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Criminology, Research project, Departmental project, Ongoing
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Volker Grundies
Project description only available in German.
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Esther Tabitha Earbin
This doctoral project explores relationships, interests and legitimacy in the culture of criminal lawmaking. The thesis holds that criminal copyright law in the United …
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Criminology, Research project, Departmental project, Ongoing
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Gunda Wössner
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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Criminology, Research project, Departmental project, Ongoing
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Volker Grundies, Carina Tetal
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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