Criminology as interdisciplinary science – Situation and perspectives

In Germany, criminology has become established primarily in law faculties; however, it must currently face cutback tendencies which have to be attributed, among others, to the minority position of criminologists in the respective faculties. These tendencies must be countered with regard to the importance of criminology as a science which deals with central social problems. Criminology must become embedded in jurisprudence and in the psychological, psychiatric and social sciences. Interdisciplinary criminological research centers could be established. A close cooperation between criminology and forensic psychiatry is recommended in many areas. © 2016, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.