currently discussed factors of crime like demographic changes, youth-unemployment and income inequality. We use a panel of the … deterrence hypothesis for crime against property. Only weak support can be observed for crime against the person. Economic and …

Generally, crime cannot be perceived directly, but rather only indirectly through media coverage. In terms of the … how local and regional German newspapers report crime. To answer this question, a standardised content analysis of 31 … newspapers was conducted. The findings show that newspaper articles about crime take up a small, yet clearly perceivable space …

Victimization surveys are necessary to estimate crime rates and fear of crime for the general population of a certain … statistics. Only the combination of both data sources allows to quantify crime rates and fear of crime. Therefore, a periodically … victimization survey of the general German population would be valuable for the evaluation and prevention of crime. The present work …

The economics of crime concentrates on policies in the form of punishments. To adopt such a policy is unwise for … several reasons. On the one hand, there are important instances in which punishment is unable to reduce crime or may even …

This report aims to show the distribution of crime in Germany. For this, police crime statistics (polizeiliche … Kriminalstatistik - PKS) are treated so that they integrate dark figures (unreported crime) of crime types along with their specific … treatment methods: First, there is a north- south divide, with the northern regions experiencing a far higher risk of crime …