Neue Kriminalpolitik brings together all disciplines in criminal law – it is the forum for criminal science, law and practice. The journal sees its priority in setting new standards and in providing a forum for interdisciplinary discussions which, including the knowledge from different countries, pursue the following targets: rational approach towards crime, the protection of the fundamental rights, the priority of social self-regulation and conflict solving while reducing state involvement. The journal addresses criminologists, sociologists, lawyers, teachers, forensic psychiatrists and psychologists working in various kinds of fields such as politics and science. Website: www.nk.nomos.de
The paper describes the relationship between criminological findings and criminal policy orientations. It explains to what extent the ideal of a criminologically based criminal policy can actually exist and which criminal policy orientations can be...
On the occasion of the FDP parliamentary group's draft law on the modernization of criminal law, this article deals with the basic problems of decriminalization. To this end, it clarifies the concept and types of decriminalization, discusses the...
The debate on the criminalization of abortion has recently intensified in Germany due to political efforts to reform the existing legal framework. The prevailing concept regarding §§ 218 ff. of the German Criminal Code (StGB) is based on the...
Victims of sexual offenses can suffer severe long-term consequences, including psychological, physical, and social damages. A very important challenge in dealing with sexual offenses often arises from a "he said, she said" constellation, potentially...
The article examines the potential of multidisciplinary investigation teams based on the newly established Investigation and Complaints Office for Allegations of Ill-Treatment – EBM at the Federal Bureau of Anti-Corruption (BAK) of the Austrian...
It is notable that under exceptional circumstances jurisprudence in general and criminal law research in particular are influenced by its actors‘ views and backgrounds. This also applies to criminal law scholarship during the colonial era....