Criminology in Germany

The problem of crime can be studied from various points of view. The sociologist, the psychologist, the juristeach looks at crime from a different angle and is concerned with an aspect of crime that is determined by the interest predominating in his field of study. This should be borne in mind in a discussion of German contributions to the field of criminology. Here, too, we find that the problems considered vary with the branches of science from which the writers approach the study of crime. In Germany, this has led to an even greater diversity of criminological investigations than in this country. This is the case because in Germany contributions to criminology are not co-ordinated in any single department of higher learning; whereas, in the United States it is sociology which functions as a clearing house for all varieties of criminological research. In Germany, criminology is not considered a subdivision of sociology, nor is it an autonomous science in its own right; rather, it is a loose nexus among contributions coming from a variety of sources. Corresponding to the particular points of view employed in these contributions, one can distinguish between the legalistic, anthropological, psychological, sociological and biological approaches to the field of criminology. I

Criminology · Political science · Criminal Law and Policy · Psychology

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  Open Access•Wojciech Zalewski•Archiwum Kryminologii•2008

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