The Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony (KFN) aims to become a member of the Leibniz Association of non-university research institutions. Due to an increase in funding granted for this purpose by the state of Lower Saxony, it is now possible to create four PostDoc positions (f/m/d) (Criminology, Sociology, Political… Read more →

The former employee Dr. Ina Ulrich (geb. Klopp) published her dissertation „Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs. Eine empirische Untersuchung zur polizeilichen und justiziellen Vorgehensweise gegen Mitglieder von Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs“. In view of the high priority that the phenomenon of outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMCGs), especially in the context of organized crime, has… Read more →

The focus of the Lower Saxony Survey is the investigation of unreported cases of juvenile delinquency, i.e., experiences of violence, violent offenses, as well as victimhood and perpetration of property crimes. In addition, factors of juvenile delinquency as well as other forms of deviant behavior are collected, including truancy and… Read more →

The specialist conference will take place on Thursday, November 24th and Friday, November 25th, and will once again be held in the form of a virtual meeting. The intended format for both days is panel discussions with short presentations (max. 15 minutes each) followed by a discussion. In addition to… Read more →

As part of a research project the Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony (KFN) examined the phenomenon of “rocker crime” from January 1st, 2017 to December 31st, 2019. Crime phenomena associated with biker groups were examined under the title “rocker crime”. The project was funded by the European Union from… Read more →