NK Neue Kriminalpolitik

Calls for a stronger alignment of survey data on public attitudes and criminal sentencing are currently debated in both public and academic fora. At times, this is framed as “democratizing criminal law”. While its potential to gain traction in...

From crime prevention and repression to restoring the relationship of trust between the police and the public - the expectations of police use of bodycams are diverse and vary greatly depending on the country. In the USA, for example, bodycams were...

Because of an increase of crimes reported in the German police crime statistics (PCS) questions of internal security and the increase of crimes from foreigners are discussed. For an appropriate evaluation of the security situation attention should...

No area of criminal law is currently more dynamic than sexual criminal law. The latest debate has been triggered by arguments which, with reference to observations on sentencing practice, have called for harsher punishment in the area of serious...

Digitalization offers numerous opportunities for easier access to justice, but it can also pose new challenges. This applies to both government and non-government victim support services in Germany. Some initial digital solutions for internal...

From spring 2020, the global measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic led to considerable restrictions that affected all areas of life, including, of course, prostitution. In Germany, for example, prostitution businesses were temporarily closed and...

This article introduces the special issue of NK on research into prostitution and human trafficking. It presents a current, large-scale study evaluating the Prostitute Protection Act, which came into effect in 2017. The study's design, subjects of...

In Germany, almost 11 million tons of food are thrown away every year. Dumpster diving discarded food is morally understandable, but involves criminal risks, particularly in the area of property offences. Politicians have been working on reform...