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KrimDok is a bibliographic database for criminology-related literature and information. It is maintained by the Institute of Criminology at the University of Tübingen, in cooperation with the University Library Tübingen, and is the core product of the Criminological Information Service (FID Criminology; German: Fachinformationsdienst (FID) Kriminologie). Since December 2025, KrimBlog provides regular updates on news concerning KrimDok, the FID Criminology and criminology in general.[1]
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History
KrimDok evolved from the so-called ‘Heidelberg Documentation of German-Language Criminological Literature’, which was founded as early as 1963. From its inception, it was developed through a collaboration between the criminology departments of the Universities of Heidelberg and Tübingen and has been based in Tübingen since the 1980s. KrimDok was launched in 1990 as the electronic successor to this documentation system, initially as a CD-ROM and, starting in 1999, as an online database.[2]
Until 2013, KrimDok primarily referenced the collection of criminological literature in Tübingen: In addition to the holdings of the Institute of Criminology with its library, this also included the specialist literature of the Criminology Collection (German: Sondersammelgebiet (SSG)) at the University Library of Tübingen. Following the transformation into the Criminological Information Service (FID Criminology) and the associated funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG) since 2014, criminological monographs, regardless of their availability in Tübingen, have been catalogued as comprehensively as possible in KrimDok. KrimDok therefore includes, in addition to a growing selection of open access full-text articles, references to Tübingen’s extensive on-site collection, which can be used on-site or ordered via interlibrary loan.[3]
Content
In addition to the specialist criminological library established by the FID Criminology, which currently encompasses more than 150,000 monographs and around 200 journal subscriptions[4], KrimDok contains references that are independent of the library’s holdings, as well as criminology-relevant works from related disciplines such as sociology, psychology, social pedagogy and law. The database thus comprises various collections of literature and information. In addition, criminology-related articles from around 200 journal titles are indexed in KrimDok and – where not already available – indexed by subject using keywords. Furthermore, the database contains criminologically relevant official statistics, references to research data sets and databases, as well as so-called grey literature (such as reports from government agencies or NGOs). The proportion of records for open access literature and information currently stands at 13%. In total, KrimDok contains around 388,000 references (as of March 2026)[5]. Information relevant to the field of criminology, such as job and/or conference postings, can be found on the KrimDok homepage under ‘Notifications and Dates’.
The core topics covered by the bibliographic references in KrimDok include:[6]
- Crime and criminalization,
- Criminal justice policy,
- Crime prevention,
- Criminal prognosis and treatment prognosis,
- Offender personality, categories of offenders and groups of offenders,
- Victimological issues in criminology,
- Criminal prosecution and diversion or informal sanctions,
- Penalties and disciplinary measures, as well as the enforcement of sentences,
- Correctional system, juvenile detention and forensic psychiatric care,
- Offender supervision and treatment while the offender is on probation and/or parole,
- Alternatives to traditional criminal justice responses (transitional justice, restorative justice, victim-offender mediation, etc.).
Compared to KrimLit, the bibliographic database of the Centre for Criminology in Wiesbaden, which is primarily focused on German-language literature, KrimDok also includes a significant amount of criminologically relevant literature from abroad (particularly from English- and Spanish-speaking countries).[7]
Collaborations
KrimDok collaborates with numerous national and international criminological associations and institutions. These include, for example, the Society of Criminology in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (KrimG), the Society for Interdisciplinary Academic Criminology (GiwK), the Institute for Applied Prevention Research (DPT), and the Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law.[8]
The advancement of KrimDok is guided by a scientific advisory board. Thanks to the broad range of disciplines represented, the advisory board effectively reflects the interdisciplinary nature of criminology and thus ensures a continuous link to the academic community.[9]