Browsing by Author "Biberstein, Lorenz"

Although research on corruption has increased steadily during the last years, there is still little known about the circumstances as well as the persons involved in corruption incidents. This paper aims to investigate first to what extent individuals in Switzerland have become victims as well as offenders of corruption. Second, the characteristics of these incidents will be evaluated in detail in order to analyse the circumstances of corruption incidents. Data are retrieved from the most recent sweep of the International Crime Victimization Survey (ICVS) conducted in Switzerland in the year 2015 as well as compared to ICVS-data from previous sweeps.

Even under a modernised and widely liberalised sex offenses regulation, prostitution is frequently suspected of being the scene of violence, forced labour and human trafficking. For the first time, a comprehensive study has examined the Swiss sex market with regard to these characteristics. This paper will give an overview of the relevant rules of the criminal law on the one hand and of the existing problems of the market on the other hand.