Institute for the Sociology of Law and Criminology (Institut für Rechts-und Kriminalsoziologie) - IRKS

Since its inception in 1973 the Institute has been a platform for critical analysis of law and control. The interdisciplinary research teams focus on different aspects of regulating deviance and on the uses of law in social processes. The working results address an academic audience as well as the general public and those institutions subjected to critical scrutiny.