Most cited papers in Criminal Law and Policy

Criminal Law and Policy

What are the most cited papers in Criminal Law and Policy?

The most cited paper in Criminal Law and Policy is "?Ein Fall von...?" (Johannes Poigenf�rst, 1966), with 297 citations. Next come "Deaths Caused by Physical Restraints" (250) and "Effective Correctional Treatment" (212).

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Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 40 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	?Ein Fall von...? Johannes Poigenf�rst · Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery	1966	297
2	Deaths Caused by Physical Restraints S. H. Miles, Patrick W. Irvine · The Gerontologist	Dec 1992	250
3	Effective Correctional Treatment Margaret A. Jackson · Canadian Journal of Criminology	Oct 1981	212
4	Psychopathy and Criminal Responsibility Stephen J. Morse · Neuroethics	9 Jul 2008	175
5	On a Moral Right to Civil Disobedience David Lefkowitz · Ethics	2007	162
6	Do algorithms rule the world? Algorithmic decision-making and data protection in the framework of the GDPR and beyond Maja Brkan · International Journal of Law and Information Technology Open access	10 Dec 2018	157
7	Penal subversions: When is a punishment not punishment, who decides and on what grounds? Lucia Zedner · Theoretical Criminology	13 Aug 2015	154
8	Castration for sex offenders: Treatment or punishment? A review and critique of recent European literature Nikolaus Heim, Carolyn J. Hursch · Archives of Sexual Behavior	May 1979	147
9	How Reasonable Is the Reasonable Man?: Police and Excessive Force Geoffrey P. Alpert, William C. Smith · The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-)	1994	131
10	Evaluation for Civil Commitment of Sex Offenders: A Survey of Experts Rebecca L. Jackson, Derek T. Hess · Sexual Abuse	Dec 2007	124
11	Fair Labelling in Criminal Law James Chalmers, Fiona Leverick · Modern Law Review	18 Feb 2008	122
12	Im Spannungsfeld zwischen Sicherheit und Freiheit Wassili Lasarov · HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik Open access	6 Aug 2020	111
13	Preventive Justice or Pre-Punishment? The Case of Control Orders Lucia Zedner · Current Legal Problems	2007	110
14	Die Corona-Pandemie und das Grundgesetz – Anmerkungen nicht nur zu Rechtsfragen Franz Knieps · Gesundheits- und Sozialpolitik Open access	2020	103
15	Serial Murderers in Germany from 1945 to 1995 Stephan Harbort, Andreas Mokros · Homicide Studies	Nov 2001	102
16	Psychiatric Disorders in Single and Multiple Sexual Murderers Andreas Hill, Niels Habermann, Wolfgang Berner et al. · Psychopathology	19 Oct 2006	97
17	Undiminished Confusion in Diminished Capacity Stephen J. Morse · The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-)	1984	96
18	Artificial Intelligence and Law Enforcement Timo Rademacher Book chapter	29 Nov 2019	95
19	„Clankriminalität“ und die „German Angst“ Thomas Feltes, Felix Rauls · Sozial Extra Open access	13 Oct 2020	88
20	Verdacht und Vorurteil. Die polizeiliche Konstruktion der „gefährlichen Fremden“ Rafael Behr Book chapter	11 Nov 2018	88
21	Implementing the HCR-20 scheme for risk assessment in a forensic psychiatric hospital: Integrating research and clinical practice Henrik Belfrage · Journal of Forensic Psychiatry	Sep 1998	88
22	Prävalenz psychischer Störungen, Psychopathologie und Behandlungsbedarf bei weiblichen und männlichen Gefangenen Christiane Schönfeld, Frank W. Schneider, Timo Schröder et al. · Der Nervenarzt	13 Jun 2005	86
23	Psychiatric disorders and homicide recidivism Jari Tiihonen, Panu Hakola · American Journal of Psychiatry	Mar 1994	85
24	Rationality and the Rule of Law in Offences Against the Person John Gardner · The Cambridge Law Journal	Nov 1994	78
25	Social Control of the Drinking Driver Gunther Arzt, Michael Laurence, John R. Snortum et al. · The American Journal of Comparative Law	1989	77
26	Risk assessment and prediction of violent and sexual recidivism in sex offenders: Long-term predictive validity of four risk assessment instruments Cornelis Stadtland, Matthias Hollweg, Nikolaus Kleindienst et al. · Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology	Mar 2005	74
27	S3-Leitlinie Verhinderung von Zwang: Prävention und Therapie aggressiven Verhaltens bei Erwachsenen Tilman Steinert, Sophie Hirsch · Der Nervenarzt	31 Aug 2019	73
28	Evaluation of the SORAG and the Static-99 on Belgian Sex Offenders Committed to a Forensic Facility Claire Ducro, T.H. Pham · Sexual Abuse	2006	73
29	Perverse effects of the nulla poena principle: national practice and the ad hoc tribunals William A. Schabas · European Journal of International Law Open access	Mar 2000	72
30	Arztstrafrecht in der Praxis Henning Lorenz · Juristische Rundschau	6 Apr 2021	69
31	Perpetration through an Organization: The Unexpected Career of a German Legal Concept Thomas Weigend · Journal of International Criminal Justice	29 Dec 2010	69
32	Land without Plea Bargaining: How the Germans Do It John H. Langbein · Michigan Law Review Open access	Dec 1979	69
33	Data protection in the age of welfare conditionality: Respect for basic rights or a race to the bottom? Valery Gantchev · European Journal of Social Security Open access	Mar 2019	67
34	Zur (Un-)Verwertbarkeit strafrechtswidrig erhobener Bild- und Audioaufzeichnungen des Tatgeschehens Wolfgang Wohlers · Juristische Rundschau	2016	66
35	Empfehlungen f�r die Altersdiagnostik bei Lebenden im Strafverfahren Andreas Schmeling, H.-J. Kaatsch, B. Marr� et al. · Rechtsmedizin	15 Mar 2001	64
36	Gefährliche Begegnungen Julia Poerting, Julia Verne, Lisa Jenny Krieg · Geographische Zeitschrift	2020	64
37	Eine dualität zwischen den Funktoren Ext und Tor Friedrich Ischebeck · Journal of Algebra Open access	Apr 1969	64
38	Untersuchungen über einige verwandte Limitierungsverfahren Werner Meyer-König · Mathematische Zeitschrift	Dec 1950	64
39	German Criminal Justice As a Guide to American Law Reform: Similar Problems, Better Solutions? Richard S. Frase, Thomas Weigend · bepress Legal Repository	1995	62
40	Datenschutzgrundverordnung/Bundesdatenschutzgesetz Alexandra Jorzig, Frank Sarangi Book chapter	2020	61
41	‘NET-WIDENING’ Maeve W. McMahon · The British Journal of Criminology	1990	61
42	Rehabilitation as a Positive Obligation Sonja Meijer · European Journal of Crime Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Open access	15 Mar 2017	60
43	The Origins of the "Right and Wrong" Test of Criminal Responsibility and Its Subsequent Development in the United States: An Historical Survey Anthony M. Platt, Bernard L. Diamond · California Law Review	Aug 1966	59
44	Fletcher on Offences and Defences John Gardner · Oxford University Press eBooks Book chapter	8 Nov 2007	59
45	Urinary Catecholamines, Stress, and Psychopathy: A Study of Arrested Men Awaiting Trial Lars Lidberg, Sten E. Levander, Daisy Schalling et al. · Psychosomatic Medicine	Mar 1978	57
46	Cognitive—Behavioral Treatment of Sex Offenders William L. Marshall, Anthony Eccles Book chapter	1996	57
47	Race, Sex, and Criminal Homicide Offender-Victim Relationships John A. Humphrey, Stuart R. Palmer · Journal of Black Studies	Sep 1987	56
48	DECARCERATION IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY John Graham · The British Journal of Criminology	1990	55
49	The Exclusion–Inclusion Spectrum in State and Community Response to Sex Offenders in Anglo-American and European Jurisdictions Michael G. Petrunik, Linda B. Deutschmann · International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology	8 Nov 2007	55
50	Towards a Theory of Criminal Law? R. A. Duff · Aristotelian Society Supplementary Volume	26 May 2010	55

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