Developments in Crime and Crime Control Research: German Studies on Victims, Offenders, and the Public [Paperback]

One of the central features of modern German criminology in revealing the 'true nature of crime' follows the tradition of enlightment instead of accommodating the approach of the criminal justice system. This contention is made by the editors of Developments in Crime and Crime Control Research, Drs. Sessar and Kerner, as they continue to bridge the traditional gap between Anglo-American scholars in criminology and their German counterparts. The language barrier has long been another contributing circumstance to the division of philosophy among countries, but recently, substantial attempts are being undertaken to examine more closely the differences among specific criminological schools of thinking. Drs. Sessar and Kerner point out that, although crime has its universality, a clear understanding of the various approaches to the problem of crime will prove of benefit to those in the field in all countries.1 Limits of General Deterrence: The Case of Juvenile Delinquency.- Theoretical Frame of Reference.- Research Design and Methods.- Results.- Discussion.- 2 Attribution Theory and Deterrence Research: A New Approach to Old Problems.- Attribution Theory and Deterrence Theory.- Methods.- Findings.- Conclusion.- 3 Offenses by Prisoners on Leave of Absence: A Representative Study from Lower Saxony.- Introduction: The Prison System in the Federal Republic of Germany.- Leave of Absence.- Representative Study in the Lower Saxony Prison System on Offenses by Prisoners on Leave of Absence.- Summary and Conclusions.- 4 Sexuality, Violence, and Emotional Aftereffects: A Longitudinal Study of Victims of Forcible Rape and Sexual Deviance in Cases Reported to the Police.- Main Questions of the Study, Methodology, and Crime Numbers.- Results of the Study.- Consequences.- 5 Victim Compensation in Some Western Countries.- Program Objectives.- The Scope of the Schemes.- Evaluation of the Compensation Programs.- Concluding Remarks.- 6 Fear of Crime and Its Relationshil+