Looking at homicide in particular, he analyses data from 180 countries for the years 2002–2021. Read the full article here

Evangelos Rasvanis writes on “Natural geography, socioeconomic inequalities, institutions, and how they affect global homicide rates”, explaining how natural geography, socioeconomic disparities and institutional performance factor into violent crime rates across the globe.

cyberstalking victimization in a younger age group, using a representative student sample from Germany. The authors explore the gender differences in victimization and analyse the links between offline stalking and cyberstalking. Read the full article via

In “Fear of Crime, Victimization, and Changes in Life Routines: A Structural Equation Model”, Patricia Hernández Medina, Daniel Goncalves Hernandez, Diego Pinilla Rodríguez and María Gabriela González-Bautista apply self-control/risky lifestyle theory to the risk of...

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Anja Schmidt-Kleinert reviews “Wahrnehmungen von Antisemitismus und jüdischem Leben bei der Polizei: Eine Interviewstudie bei der Landespolizei Nordrhein-Westfalen” by Marc Grimm, Sarah Jadwiga Jahn, Jana-Andrea Frommer and Jakob Baier.

Panayotis Derisiotis reviews “Strafsachen: Ist unser Recht wirklich gerecht?” by Elisa Hoven and Thomas Weigend. Read the article here

The empirical results, drawn from a qualitative study, are presented along four central dimensions of fatherhood in prison. The article then analyzes and discusses fatherhood in prison as a situation of double probation. Read the article here

In “‘So that They Can See How I Behave as a Father’ – Fatherhood in Prison as Double Probation”, Anke Neuber and Susanne Gerner shine a light on imprisoned father’s constructions and interpretations of fatherhood.

online perpetrators. To this end, the overview article provides an analysis of cybercrime from various perspectives.

Tom Kattenberg’s article on cybergrooming, titled “Cybergrooming - An Inventory and Two Conclusions“, explores whether cybercrime is driven by a different rationale than traditional crime and whether a distinction needs to be drawn between traditional perpetrators and

The article presents the results of qualitative research conducted with Polish experts in the field. Read the article in our new issue via

In “The Problems of Formalized Social Control of Illegal Wildlife Trade in Poland”, Edyta Drzazga examines the challenges involved in tackling illegal trade in flora and fauna in Poland, with a particular focus on formalized social control of CITES crimes.

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The new issue of Kriminologie - Das Online-Journal | Criminology - The Online Journal is now online - read the issue with three exciting articles and two book reviews now via

“Underwater Noise Pollution as an Ecological Crime: A Global Problem in the Anthropocene.” You can read  Nigel South’s statement on the winning article in this issue. Our warmest congratulations to the authors! https://t.co/KxVHlKIzjb

In this issue, we are also happy to announce our “Article of the Year” for 2023. This year, KrimOJ and its Editorial Board are recognising Esteban Morelle-Hungría, Cèsar Bordehore and Eva S. Fonfria for their article on

Henning Füller reviews “Gefährliche Abstraktionen: Regieren mittels Kriminalisierung und Raum” by Bernd Belina, a collection of essays analysing how space and crime are used to organise and govern society. Read the review via

Nicole Bögelein discusses Andreas Mehlich’s book on the need to reform Germany’s system of short custodial sentences in lieu of fines, titled Sinn und Zweck kurzer Freiheitsstrafen. Die Reformbedürftigkeit der Ersatzfreiheitsstrafe.

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