Police Research in the Federal Republic of Germany

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XVII

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2. Introductory Section

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Bundeskriminalamt: The German Federal Criminal Police Office

      • K.-F. Koch, H. Risch

      Pages 3-22

   3. Police Research and Its Significance for Policing and Criminal Policy

      • E. Kube, E. Rebscher

      Pages 23-28

   4. “State Criminology”: An Old Phenomenon — A New Problem

      • H. U. Störzer

      Pages 29-45

3. The Picture of Crime

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47

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   2. Crime Analysis

      • U. Dörmann

      Pages 49-58

   3. Research on Hidden Crime

      • R. Weiß

      Pages 59-66

   4. Unreported Violent Crime: A Victim Telephone Survey in Heidelberg

      • H. U. Störzer

      Pages 67-75

   5. Public Opinion Relating to Crime and Police Action

      • U. Dörmann

      Pages 77-88

   6. Asking the Victims

      • M. C. Baurmann

      Pages 89-110

4. Urban Planning and Crime Prevention

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111

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   2. Architecture and Crime Prevention

      • E. Kube

      Pages 113-123

   3. Reflections on Crime Prevention in Areas with a Low Crime Rate

      • M. Plate

      Pages 125-130

5. Crime-Specific Studies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131

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   2. Studies on Violence

      • M. C. Baurmann

      Pages 133-149

   3. Perspectives on Drug Users

      • A. Kreuzer, R. Römer-Klees, K.-H. Dufner

      Pages 151-162

   4. Economic Crime

      • P. Poerting

      Pages 163-178

   5. Organized Crime in the Federal Republic of Germany

      • E. Rebscher, W. Vahlenkamp

      Pages 179-187

   6. Environmental Crime: Present Status and Future Trends

      • M. Wulff-Nienhüser, N. Seitz

      Pages 189-198

In 1973, the central office of the German police, the Federal Criminal Police Office, was legally obliged "to maintain the necessary facilities for...research in forensic science", "to monitor crime trends and compile analytical reports and statistics on this basis", and "to conduct research with a view to developing police methods and procedures for crime control". This task is undertaken in the Research and Training Institute by the research units on criminology and criminal investigation and on technological development. In this volume, researchers from the Institute present their latest projects as well as report on the activities undertaken since 1973. This gives you a comprehensive picture of their wide-ranging work. They also examine the role that specialized police research plays for crime policy-makers, detectives and criminologists. A list of publications from the Federal Criminal Police Office completes the book.

• Bundeskriminalamt
• Federal Criminal Police Office
• Forensische Wissenschaft
• Gerichtliche Wissenschaften
• Kriminologie
• Polizeiforschung
• crime prevention
• criminal investigation
• criminology
• forensic science
• kriminologische Untersuchung
• planning
• police research
• prevention
• statistics

• Bundeskriminalamt, Wiesbaden, Federal Republic of Germany

  Edwin Kube, Hans Udo Störzer

Policies and ethics