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Research projects, Department of Criminology

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Criminology, Research project, Departmental project, Ongoing

Crim­in­al Sanc­tion and Re­cidiv­ism

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 … More

Criminology, Ongoing

Vir­tu­al Burg­lary Pro­ject

Project Lead: Gunda Wössner, Jean-Louis van Gelder, 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 … More

Criminology, Research project, Institute project, Ongoing

Freiburg Co­hort Study

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. … More

Criminology, Ongoing

The 360º Vir­tu­al Scen­ario Meth­od

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 … More

The 360º Virtual Scenario Method © Helene Peters
Criminology, Research project, Ongoing

CRI­ME­TIME/Short-Term Mind­sets and Crime

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 … More

CRIMETIME/Short-Term Mindsets and Crime
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