The Volksgerichtshof: Legal-Historical Classification and Legal Evaluation
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA8111 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.8111
Abstract: Topics:
1. Information on the Proceedings
- start of investigations / reporting behavior in the population,
- questioning of the accused,
- questioning of witnesses in the entire proceedings and in the main hearing,
- protective custody and detention awaiting trial,
- prosecution (time of incident, accusation and the like),
- reports before and in the main hearing,
- defense before and in the main hearing,
- main hearing (duration, closing arguments etc.),
- enforcement and pardon procedure.
2. Information about the accused person
- family situation and social position,
- citizen ... more Methodology
Date(s) of Data Collection: 1990 - 1993
Universe: The courts’ main files / general files are the universe for the sampling procedure.
Number of Units: 1371
Sampling Procedure: The courts’ main files / general files are the universe for the sampling procedure. For each proceeding a sample was taken respectively from the entirety of the main files.
The survey was carried out by trained assistants who had to be lawyers.
It was conducted with a data entry form recording first information on
the proceedings and then inform ... more Mode of Data Collection: File analysis of complete proceedings files
Data Collector:
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Number of Variables: 338
Bibliographic information
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Marxen, Klaus -
Publication year: 1994
DOI: 10.4232/1.8111
Study number: ZA8111
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Versions
Current Version: 1.0.0, 2010-04-13, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.8111
Version history: ... more Reference publications
Publications: Grimm, Holger; Lauf, Edmund:
Die Abgeurteilten des Volksgerichtshofs. Eine Analyse ihrer sozialen Merkmale.
In: Historical Social Research 2, 1994. | Lauf, Edmund:
An Analysis of files from the Volksgerichtshof: A Workshop Report.
In: History and Computing 4, 1994, S. 84-88. | Lauf, Edmund:
Der Volksgerichtshof und sein Beobachter. Eine Analys ... more Study group: GESIS Community Data |
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