The “Kriminologisches Journal” (KrimJ) is a quarterly scientific journal which is published by Beltz-Juventa. The journal features original scientific articles, discussion papers, practice and research reports on criminological theory and practice in German and English language. The thematic focus is on critical approaches to the structures and measures of social control bodies. All manuscripts undergo selective editorial and peer-review assessment prior to acceptance for publication. The peer-review process is strictly anonymous.
The “Kriminologisches Journal” is available both in print and online. Single issues and subscriptions are available at Beltz Juventa.
Issue 2/2022
Issue 2/2022
Content
Full paper
Kommerzielle Software vs. Eigenentwicklung. Verbreitung und Ausgestaltung von Predictive Policing in Deutschland (German)
Commercial Software vs. in-house development. Distribution and design of predictive policing in Germany
Simon Egbert & Karolin Kornehl
The paper presents the terminological and conceptual foundations as well as an empirical survey of predictive policing in Germany and makes the differences and similarities in the approaches in the respective federal states the subject of the analysis. It is argued that the different ways and means of implementing and applying predictive policing can be traced back to different ways of thinking within police agencies about the chances and limits of prediction-based policing. Thus, different knowledge bases and sets of relevance become apparent, which ultimately culminate in different answers to the question of whether the police should purchase external software or develop it internally. While some agencies use the services of commercially available forecasting software, others prefer to develop such an instrument on their own. Which arguments are put forward for the respective approach will be presented and discussed in this paper.
Discussion Papers
Die neue Debatte zum Sexkaufverbot – eine Konfrontation alter Argumente (German)
The new debate on the ban against sex purchase – a confrontation of old-known arguments
Andreas Ziemann
The article provides a systematic comparison of five relevant perspectives and arguments for and against commercial sex work. The intention is to bring a new openness to the ideologically driven debate, to reach an understanding about possible new regulatory ideas and options, and ultimately also to provide targeted assistance and support for the evaluation of the Prostitution Protection Act and its federal implementation laws, which will begin in July 2022.
Strafrechtsliberalisierung durch die Hintertür? Anmerkungen zur Debatte um Punitivität in der Jugendstrafgesetzgebung (German)
Liberalization through the Back Door? Notes on the Debate about Punitiveness in Juvenile Justice Legislation
Dirk Lampe & Annemarie Schmoll
In 2019 a new law aiming to strengthen the procedural rights of accused persons in juvenile criminal proceedings resulted in a far-reaching liberalization of juvenile law in Germany – if this reform is taken seriously. This fact has so far largely been ignored in criminological debates in general and in punitivity research in particular. This paper reflects on the reasons for this disregard and proposes that future research on punitivity should focus more closely on both supranational criminal policy developments and institution bound practices of social control at the sociological micro-level.
In Discussion
Zum Potential einer sozialwissenschaftlichen Kriminologie (German)
On the potentials of a social science based criminology
Dörte Negnal, Bernd Belina, Christine Hentschel, Ralf Kölbel, Susanne Krasmann, Bettina Paul & Fritz Sack
The planned closure of the master's programm "International Criminology" at the University of Hamburg has led to a new discussion about the institutionalization of criminal sociology in Germany. The letters of protest, statements (see this issue), and student initiatives (#Care4Criminology, #stopthecuts: Mehr statt weniger!) against the austerity policy of the University of Hamburg are a welcome opportunity to speak about social science perspectives within german-language criminology.
Book Reviews
Felicitas Hesselmann: Die Bestrafung wissenschaftlichen Fehlverhaltens. Zwischen Selbstreinigung und autoritativer Sanktion (Legnaro)
Valeria Vegh Weis: Marxism and Criminology. A History of Criminal Selectivity (Sack)
Obituary
Obituary for Heiner Busch
Benjamin Derrin & Tom Jennisen
Information
Reviewers of the KrimJ in the years 2020 and 2021
Statement of the Editorial Board on the planned closure of the master's programm "International Criminology" at the University of Hamburg
Stellungnahme des KrimJ-Herausgeber*innenkreises zur geplanten Schließung des Studienganges Internationale Kriminologie
Call for Abstracts "Special Issue Behemoth" - Polizeiliche Performanzen von Gewalt