Dr. Michael Kilchling

Senior Researcher

Kontakt:

Tel.: +49 (761) 7081-230

Fax: +49 (761) 7081-294

Mail: m.kilchling@mpicc.de

Dr. Michael Kilchling

Main Research:

  • Organized crime
  • terrorism
  • money laundering
  • financing of terrorism
  • confiscation of illegal proceeds
  • public prosecution
  • juvenile justice
  • penal sanctions and sanctioning systems
  • restorative justice (victim/offender mediation)
  • victimology

Academic Background:

1979-85

Studies in law and criminology, University of Freiburg i. Br.

1985

University graduation (first State exam).

1986-89

Research assistant to Prof. Dr. Günther Kaiser, Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, department of criminology.

1986-89

Referendariat (higher State training in law).

1989

Second State exam.

1989-95

Doctorate, scholarship of the Max Planck Society, research in victimology.

1995

Doctoral thesis “Opferinteressen und Strafverfolgung” [interests of the victim and public prosecution],
awarded Dr. jur. (summa cum laude).

since 1996

Researcher, Max Planck Institute, department of criminology.

since 1999

Senior researcher, Max Planck Institute, department of criminology.

1999-2005

Departmental manager, Max Planck Institute, department of criminology.

1999-2007

Public relations coordinator, Max Planck Institute, department of criminology.

since 2006

Lecturer, University of Freiburg, Faculty of Law.

Professional Memberships and Further Professional Activities:

Dr. Michael Kilchling is a member of the

European Society of Criminology
World Society of Victimology
European Forum for Restorative Justice
Kriminologische Gesellschaft (KrimG, formerly NKG)
Vereinigung für Europäisches Strafrecht


Dr. Michael Kilchling is

  • a member of the executive board of the European Forum for Restorative Justice
  • a member of the Steering Group of the AGIS project “Method and Assessment of Vulnerability of Sectors (MAVUS 1 and MAVUS 2)” conducted by the Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy (IRCP), Ghent University
  • reviewer for the European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research
  • a member of the editorial board of the journal F3 – Freedom from Fear

Dr. Michael Kilchling was

  • a member of the Sellin-Glueck Award Committee 2007 of the American Society of Criminology
  • a member of the Group of Specialists on Assistance to Victims and Prevention of Victimisation (PC-S-AV) of the Council of Europe. This Group drafted the Recommendation Rec(2006)8 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on assistance to crime victims; Additional documents
  • German Delegate in the Management Committee of the COST Action A21 “Restorative Justice Developments in Europe” of the European Science Foundation
  • a member of the Scientific Board of the Association of German Victim Support Groups (ado)
  • a member of the Crime Proofing Steering Group of the EU Commission, DG Justice and Home Affairs


Projects:

  • Search and Seizure in Germany

Evaluating Victim-Offender Mediation Dealing with Adult Offenders in Austria and Germany

  • Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering and Asset Confiscation Legislation in Europe
  • Risk Assessment and Crime Prevention within the Framework of the Legislative Process
  • Legal Advice and Chartered Account Occupations from the Perspective of Money Laundering and Money Laundering Control

Non-Prosecution Policies in the People's Republic of China and in the Federal Republic of Germany – A Comparative Study of Non-Prosecution and the Prosecutor's Role


Further Information:


Publications (selection):

  • Complete list of publications

  • Kury, Helmut / Kilchling, Michael: Accessory Prosecution in Germany: Legislation and Implementation. In: Erez, F. / Kilchling, M. / Wemmers, J.-A. M. (ed(s).): Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Victim Participation in Justice. International Perspectives. Durham, Carolina Academic Press, 2011, p. 41 - 65.
  • Erez, Edna / Kilchling, Michael / Wemmers, Jo-Anne M. (eds.): Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Victim Participation in Justice. International Perspectives. Durham, Carolina Academic Press, 314 p., 2011.
  • Kilchling, Michael: Almanya'da İletişimin Denetlenmesi, p. 597 - 612; Die Überwachung der Telekommunikation in Deutschland, p. 613 - 629. In: Yenisey, F. / Sieber, U. (eds.): Criminal Law in the Global Risk Society. Risk Altındaki Global Dünya Toplumu ve Ceza Hukuku. German-Turkish Colloquium in Honour of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Hans-Heinrich Jescheck. Istanbul, Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi, 2011.
  • Kilchling, Michael: Veränderte Perspektiven auf die Rolle des Opfers im gesellschaftlichen, sozialwissenschaftlichen und rechtspolitischen Diskurs. In: Hartmann, J. (ed(s).): Perspektiven professioneller Opferhilfe. Wiesbaden, VS-Verlag, 2010, p. 39 - 50.
  • Albrecht, Hans-Jörg / Kilchling, Michael: Victims of Terrorism Policies – Should Victims of Terrorism be Treated Differently? In: Wade, M. / Maljević, A. (ed(s).): A War on Terror? The European Stance on a New Threat, Changing Laws and Human Rights Implications. Dordrecht [et al.], Springer, 2010, p. 221 - 241.
  • Kilchling, Michael / Maguer, Azilis: Border Security in Germany since 9/11. In: Winterdyk, J. A. / Sundberg, K. W. (ed(s).): Border Security in the Al-Qaeda Era. Boca Raton [et al.], CRC Press, 2009, p. 159 - 197.
  • Kilchling, Michael: 德国恢复性司法的发展,米歇尔•凯尔希林著,周遵友、刘仁文译 (Developments of Restorative Justice in Germany). In: Criminal Law Review (xingfa luncong), 2009, Issue⁄Volume 17, p. 156 - 181 [in Chinese language].
  • Albrecht, Hans-Jörg / Grafe, Adina / Kilchling, Michael: Rechtswirklichkeit der Auskunftserteilung über Telekommunikationsverbindungsdaten nach §§ 100g, 100h StPO.
    Criminological Research Reports, Berlin 2008, 440 p.
  • Albrecht, Hans-Jörg / Grafe, Adina / Kilchling, Michael: Rechtswirklichkeit der Auskunftserteilung über Telekommunikationsverbindungsdaten nach §§ 100g, 100h der Strafprozessordnung. BT-Drucks. 16/8434. Bundesanzeiger Verlagsgesellschaft, Köln, March 2008, 300 p.
 

Lectures:


19.-21.04.2012
The Role of Victims in Legal Procedure (19.04.)
International Workshop on "Developments in Criminal Law in Africa – Between the Local and the Global"
Place ⁄ Time: MPI Freiburg, 19.-21.04.2012

26.-31.03.2012
Models of Victim Participation in National and International Criminal Court Trials (28.03.)

4th International Spring Course "Crime Prevention through Criminal Law & Security Studies"
LectureProgram

Place ⁄ Time: IUC Dubrovnik/Croatia, 26.-31.03.2012

11.11.2011           Die Sicherungsverwahrung in Deutschland

Max Planck Day 2011 • MPI Freiburg

Program
 
Dr. Michael Kilchling

07.10.2011
Restorative Justice in Germany
Place ⁄ Time: Tbilisi/Georgia, 07.10.2011

01.-13.08.2011
The Juvenile Justice System in Germany (02.08.)

Summer Program 2011 — Criminal Law • IMPRS on Retaliation, Mediation and Punishment, IMPRS on Comparative Criminal Law & Hofstra University, School of Law
Program

Place ⁄ Time: MPI Freiburg, 01.-13.08.2011

14.-15.07.2011        Sexual offenders in German prisons: Legal framework for incarceration and treatment (14.07.)
Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg

Workshop "Dangerous Offenders in the Prisons of Germany and Hungary"
 
Dr. Michael Kilchling

27.6.-1.7.2011
Retributive vs. Restorative Justice (30.6.)
Introduction to Criminal Law & Criminology, IMPRS on Retaliation, Mediation and Punishment
Place ⁄ Time: MPI Freiburg, 27.6.-1.7.2011
 

Courses:

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