Criminology
briefly explained
Science communication and open science are important to us, which is why we want to communicate our research via many (social) media. Podcasts have become an integral part of the media landscape, which is why we have also recorded some short audios on important criminological and socially relevant topics.
Audios at a glance
11 Terrorism
In this episode, we look at various forms and historical developments of terrorism in Germany as well as the different approaches to combating terrorism
10 Execution in free forms
In this episode, we talk about free forms of imprisonment – an alternative form of imprisonment in which selected offenders spend part of their sentence in supervised living communities to prepare for a life free of punishment after prison.
09 Criminal offense vs. administrative offense
This episode examines the differences between misdemeanors and felonies, including their legal definitions and consequences.
08 Nordic model
In this episode, we talk about arguments for and against the Nordic model for regulating sex work, which criminalizes the purchase rather than the supply of sexual services.
07 Court file analysis
In this episode we talk about the qualitative method of court file analysis in criminology, which has some advantages as well as disadvantages and limitations compared to other methodological approaches.
06 Media in the prison system
In this episode, we look at the role of media in the prison system and examine how structural and security-related restrictions or lack of access to modern means of communication can affect prisoners’ opportunities.
05 Age-related crime
In this episode, we look at age-related crime, its causes, legal and social challenges and the need for specific prevention and rehabilitation measures.
04 Organized crime
This episode deals with the characteristics, figures and dangers of organized crime and in this context presents a well-known case of organized crime in Germany.
03 Christmas amnesty
This episode looks at the Christmas amnesty in Germany, where prisoners are released early to spend Christmas with their families, and examines the conditions that must be met for this to happen.
02 Cultural criminology
This episode examines cultural criminology, which explores how crime is represented through cultural practices and media representations and the significance of these representations for our understanding of crime and deviant behavior.
01 Women’s penal system
In this episode, we look at the specific differences in the women’s prison system in Germany, including limited education and work opportunities, special regulations, and structural disadvantages that women experience in prison.
23 Resocialization
In this episode, we want to look at the most important goal of German prison law – resocialization – and consider how promising it is.
