The longitudinal study „Crime in the modern city” (CRIMOC), funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for 12 years and conducted by SFB 882 Project Director Prof. Dr. Jost Reinecke (Project A2 “The Emergence and Development of Deviant and Delinquent Behavior over the Life Course and its Significance for Processes of Social Inequality“) and Prof. Dr. Klaus Boers (University of Münster, Department of Law), sheds light on these questions. The fundamental difference between this study and previous research is that cross-sectional studies only show snapshots and do not give any information about individual development of criminal behaviour. “There is no comparable study in Germany that captures delinquent behaviour of juveniles and young adults over the life course.” said Jost Reinecke, emphasising the value of the study. The latest results of the longitudinal research conducted in Duisburg were presented in Düsseldorf on May 22nd, 2014 at the state press conference.
Press release:
http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/soz/krimstadt/pdf/Pressemitteilung-22.05.2014.pdf
Overview of media response:
http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/soz/krimstadt/pdf/Medienecho_Print_23.05.2014.pdf
Online newspaper articles:
FAZ:
http://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/langzeitstudie-kriminalitaet-waechst-sich-aus-12953300.html
SZ:
http://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/studie-zu-jugendkriminalitaet-intensivtaeter-finden-zurueck-in-die-normalitaet-1.1972167
DIE WELT:
http://www.welt.de/regionales/duesseldorf/article128310934/Jugendkriminalitaet-erledigt-sich-meist-von-selbst.html
WAZ:
http://www.derwesten.de/politik/junge-migranten-nicht-gewalttaetiger-aimp-id9380118.html
Rheinische Post:
http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/panorama/ali-ist-nicht-krimineller-als-paul-aid-1.4262174
Neue Westfälische
http://www.nw-news.de/owl/11130821_Studie_bricht_mit_Auslaender-Klischee.html
Ruhrnachrichten:
http://www.ruhrnachrichten.de/nachrichten/vermischtes/aktuelles_berichte/Langzeitstudie-aus-Muenster-Jugendliche-Kriminelle-spaeter-meist-harmlos;art29854,2369898
