RPsych Rechtspsychologie

The aim of the present study is to investigate norm violations in the COVID-19 pandemic. More specifically, the aim is to measure and estimate the prevalence of vaccination certificate falsification and lying about one's own vaccination and test...

Following on from discussions on minimum or quality requirements in family law psychology (e. g., Arbeitsgruppe Familienrechtliche Gutachten, 2019; Salewski & Stürmer, 2015), and on bias in forensic expert reports (e. g., Kunkler & Roy,...

The German Federal Constitutional Court has upheld three constitutional complaints in which violations of the obligation to notify under Art. 104 para. 4 GG were claimed. In the case of a measure involving deprivation of liberty, the ordering court...

Jäckel and Orth (2021) took our recently published study on the reversibility of suggestive influences on autobiographical memories (Oeberst et al., 2021) as an opportunity to discuss the potential significance of our findings for the forensic...

It is probably not a bold thesis that a person's gender can have essential effects on their identity and behavior. For psychological experts who are commissioned to carry out an assessment as part of family law proceedings, this raises the question...

In this article, the current developments of the general social services of the youth welfare offices are examined regarding the professional focus and case numbers over the past years. The situation during the Covid pandemic is also taken into...

The belief in a just world is assumed to promote confidence and mitigate anxiety. Accordingly, the conviction that the world is a just place may also protect from fear of criminal victimization. However, the relationship between this belief and...

The Federal Court of Justice (“BGH”) has clarified the much stricter requirements for placements in addiction treatment facilities under sec. 64 of the German Criminal Code (StGB), which have been in force since 1 October 2023. Pursuant to sec....

The scope of family court decisions in child protection proceedings in cases of imminent risk of child abuse and neglect is undoubtedly very large. In Germany, psychological experts often provide important insights in child protection proceedings....

In the case of sexual offenses, there is often one person’s statement against another person’s statement. Statement and witness credibility are, therefore, of particular importance. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the...

The prevention project "Kein Täter werden" („Don´t offend“) offers an anonymous treat­ment for people with pedophilic or hebephilic tendencies with the aim of preventing sexual assaults on children and the consumption of depictions of...