field of crime and internal security in Germany. The salience of the different issues in party manifestos on state and …

outlines the composition of the WISIND indicators for crime and fear of crime, explicitly detailing how data were integrated …, communication data from digital social networks, a media analysis, and extensive survey data on the effect of crime on the … individual, fear of crime and assessments of crime severity. A methodological overview of data collected during the WISIND …

In recent times, camera surveillance or closed-circuit television (CCTV) as an instrument potentially deterring crime … evaluations. Previous evidence shows that the effectiveness of this situational crime prevention instrument is substantially … expect a relatively smaller deterrent effect of CCTV on terrorism than on other forms of crime. On the one hand, terrorists …

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 …

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 …