Crime and criminal justice history in Germany. A report on recent trends

1. Introduction In Germany, modern crime and criminal justice history had a late start. In the 1970s and the early 1980s, when crime and criminal justice history had already become a significant feature of historical writing in Western Europe and in Northern America, very few pioneers among German historians had ventured into the area. Three pioneers stand out: Dirk Blasius, Carsten Küther and Alf Lüdtke. By the time that the statement was made about the ‘late start’ of the history of German ..