EPISODE · May 6, 2020 · 14 MIN
Episode 14: "What Laws Lie in the Shadow of the Acquittal?", with Jorg Kinzig
from Sustainability Matters · host Brill
In German law, a person strongly suspected of having committed a crime can be placed in pretrial detention; but a certain percentage of such people are ultimately acquitted. In this podcast, Dr. Jorg Kinzig, Director of the Institute of Criminology, University of Tubingen, discusses his explorations of why this is. What do acquittals entail? Does Germany need a system and policy change? Dr. Kinzig speaks based on his paper “The Acquittal (After Pretrial Detention)—a Rare but Fascinating Phenomenon of the Criminal Justice System”, published in Brill’s European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law, and Criminal Justice. Guest: Dr. Jorg KinzigHost: Emily TamkinThis is also our last episode with our beloved host, Emily Tamkin. Next episode onward, we have a new host in Leigh Giangreco. Stay tuned for more!
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In German law, a person strongly suspected of having committed a crime can be placed in pretrial detention; but a certain percentage of such people are ultimately acquitted. In this podcast, Dr. Jorg Kinzig, Director of the Institute of Criminology, University of Tubingen, discusses his explorations of why this is. What do acquittals entail? Does Germany need a system and policy change? Dr. Kinzig speaks based on his paper “The Acquittal (After Pretrial Detention)—a Rare but Fascinating...
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