Month: June 2021

Criminal Law, Murder, Police and Prosecutors, Right of Personality, Soering, True Crime

How Did Jens Soering’s Arguments Spread? Groupthink & Reputational Cascades

Andrew Hammel

I will be back soon with a post about double jeopardy/ne bis in idem, but I thought it was time to go back to Jens Soering for a bit. We'll begin with an update on the state of play: I. Soering: The State of Play Right Now First, Soering is still absent from social media.… Continue reading How Did Jens Soering’s Arguments Spread? Groupthink & Reputational Cascades

Comparative Law, Criminal Law, Police and Prosecutors, Policy, Racial Discrimination, True Crime

What’s the Ethnic Composition of German Prisons?

Andrew Hammel

Whenever I speak with a certain type of German, the conversation turns to crime in America, and it goes a little like this: German: You Americans are quite racist. Your prisons are full of minorities! Me: So are yours. German: What? I don't think so. That sounds racist. Do you have any proof? Me: The… Continue reading What’s the Ethnic Composition of German Prisons?