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Record Nr.

UNINA9910282228203321

Titolo

Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany / / edited by Richard F. Wetzell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2014

ISBN

1-78533-657-6

1-78238-247-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 p.)

Collana

Studies in German history ; ; volume 16

Altri autori (Persone)

WetzellRichard F

Disciplina

364.152309

Soggetti

Criminal justice, Administration of - Germany - History

Crime - Germany - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part I. Criminal justice in imperial Germany -- part II. Penal reform in the Weimar Republic -- part III. Constructions of crime in the Weimar courts, media, and literature -- part IV. Criminal justice in Nazi and postwar Germany.

Sommario/riassunto

The history of criminal justice in modern Germany has become a vibrant field of research, as demonstrated in this volume. Following an introductory survey, the twelve chapters examine major topics in the history of crime and criminal justice from Imperial Germany, through the Weimar and Nazi eras, to the early postwar years, including case studies of criminal trials, the development of juvenile justice, and the efforts to reform the penal code, criminal procedure, and the prison system. The collection also reveals that the history of criminal justice has much to contribute to other areas of