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 →
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English research report of the results of the Lower Saxony Survey 2019 published
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 →
Call for Papers: Gender & Crime – Sexual self-determination and gender-based violence – Virtual conference 24-25th November 2022
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 →
New research report published: rocker crime
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 →
New research project: Femicides in Germany
The research project “Femicides in Germany” starts on 01.03.2022. An empirical study on femicide, which takes into account the different social contexts and motives for the killings of women, does not yet exist for Germany. There are only research studies that deal with sub-areas of femicide – in particular with… Read more →