Developments in Crime and Crime Control Research: German Studies on Victims, Offenders and the Public

The editors of this text attempt to bridge the traditional gap between Anglo-American scholars in criminology and their German counterparts. The language barrier has long been another contributing circumstance to the division of philosophy among countries, but recently, substantial attempts are being undertaken to examine more closely the differences among specific criminological schools of thinking. This text points out that, although crime has its universality, a clear understanding of the various approaches to the problem of crime should prove of benefit to those in the field in all countries.