NK Neue Kriminalpolitik

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...

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....

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...

Normatively speaking, access to justice for prisoners is a test case for the universality of human rights, yet empirically this access is often precarious. Using legal mobilisation on prison conditions and attempts at trade union organisation in...

This paper draws on the “democratic thesis” recently highlighted in access to justice research, which argues that meaningful participation in society and its institutions is essential for true access to justice. It explores barriers that extend...