sfb882_doc: Demo-System online
4. February 2015 - 16:16
A public demonstration system of the Virtual Research Environment can be found here. It features access to the research documentation app (sfb882_doc) developed by the INF project and shows its interaction with network drives.
The source code of the documentation app is licensed as free software under AGPL and can be accessed here.
Study sheds light for the first time on the development of youth crime over the life course in Germany
26. May 2014 - 11:12
Is it possible to predict individual courses of violent crime in adolescence? Do tough penalties really act as a deterrent? How does watching violent movies affect youths? Criminologists consistently try to find answers to those and other questions.
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.
DFG (German Research Foundation) approves extension of CRIMOC study
25. October 2013 - 19:44
The German Research Foundation (DFG) approved extended funding of interdisciplinary programme “Crime in the modern city” (CRIMOC) conducted by SFB-882 project leader 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) for three more years. The CRIMOC project explores causes and courses of delinquent behaviour and effects of judicial control in a longitudinal study since the year 2000.