Our library maintains a special collection of criminology-related literature, primarily from German-speaking countries. The collection focuses on the following areas:
- Forms of crime
- Perpetrators and victims
- Criminal justice system
- Criminal justice and correctional systems
- Crime prevention
- Criminal policy
The acquisition profile is interdisciplinary in nature and takes into account the disciplines related to criminology, such as sociology, psychology, and education.
Library Collection Search
Our library collection—along with the KrimZ article archive—is listed in the criminological literature database KrimLit. This database also allows for detailed thematic searches based on keywords.
KrimLit is part of the Joint Library Network (GBV), so the collection is also listed in K10plus.
Library Use
External users are welcome by prior appointment.
Scans or copies can be made (for a fee). Unfortunately, we are unable to provide Wi-Fi.
The library is a reference library and does not participate in interlibrary loan services.
Contact
Dr. Carolin Antes, M.A.
Since 1986, the Literature Documentation team has been evaluating criminologically relevant articles from academic journals. To this end, we prepare abstracts and assign keywords. In doing so, we focus primarily on articles from the following subject areas: forms of crime, criminal policy, crime prevention, offenders and victims, police and law enforcement, internal security, social services and probation, correctional and forensic institutions, and the administration of criminal justice.
Cooperations
Since 2017, we have been collaborating with the Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID) in Trier. As part of this collaboration, we are cataloging articles in the field of forensic psychology.
Contact
Dr. Claudia Regler, M.A.
