In December 2016 Julian and Julia founded the Netzwerk Kriminologie Berlin to promote an interdisciplinary exchange between young scientists in their field. In 2017, Julian spent six months in New York City, where he worked as a volunteer for the grassroots organization CCFY in projects to support young people involved with the criminal justice system. The civil society involvement and the sustainable support that was provided for those affected by the justice system inspired him deeply and so he returned to Berlin with the idea of building something similar in Germany. His colleagues Anna Kroupa and Julia Wegner also recognized the need for innovative, evidence-based education, counselling and rehabilitation projects inside and outside of prisons in Germany and so, they founded the independent non-profit association Tatort Zukunft e. V. in May 2018.
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Julian Knop is a criminologist and received his doctorate from the Department of Law at the Free University of Berlin with a dissertation on the German juvenile justice system. He is a lecturer at the Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht, der Freien Universität Berlin and the Jugendarrestanstalt Berlin-Brandenburg. He gained experience in volunteer work at the grassroots organization Community Connections for Youth in New York City and the Jugendstrafanstalt in Berlin.
Anna holds a degree in law and is an employee of the Helmut Ziegner Foundation. She works as an external staff member at the juvenile detention centre in Berlin and is a voluntary prison assistant at Tegel Prison. Previously, she worked as a research assistant in the field of pedagogy/education development research in the DaQuas project at the Free University of Berlin.
Jana holds an M.Sc. in Clinical Psychology and Health Psychology. During her studies, she was already able to gain insights into prisons and is also dealing with the penal system as part of her doctorate at the TU Braunschweig. At Tatort Zukunft she takes over the executive management and works in the individual projects as well as the development of educational campaigns.
Marie studied law at the Free University of Berlin. She completed her specialization in juvenile criminal law, prison law and criminology and participated at the project "University in Prison" twice. Now she is studying politics, administration, and sociology. She supports Tatort Zukunft in reporting, external presentation and developing awareness campaigns and coordinates the production of our self-help.
Peter holds an M.A. in Modern European History from the Humboldt University of Berlin. His research focused on economic policy issues and sociological questions of social inequality. In his political work and as a research assistant at the University he gained experience in the areas of fundraising, campaign strategy and project development. At Tatort Zukunft he develops the association's programmatic orientation and external presentation.
Jana holds an M.Sc. in Clinical Psychology and Health Psychology. During her studies, she was already able to gain insights into prisons and is also dealing with the penal system as part of her doctorate at the TU Braunschweig. At Tatort Zukunft she takes over the executive management and works in the individual projects as well as the development of educational campaigns.
Peter holds an M.A. in Modern European History from the Humboldt University of Berlin. His research focused on economic policy issues and sociological questions of social inequality. In his political work and as a research assistant at the University he gained experience in the areas of fundraising, campaign strategy and project development. At Tatort Zukunft he develops the association's programmatic orientation and external presentation.
Emre is a certified educational assistant and also has several years of experience in voluntary work with young people. He is also involved in martial arts, where he works as a personal trainer. His own experiences with crime and delinquency have also led him to Tatort Zukunft. Here, Emre works in the Credible Messenger project. The focus of his work lies in the exchange with professionals, with whom he shares his life-world experiences and thus conveys a new perspective on juvenile delinquency and crime prevention.
Cosima has an M.A. in Social Sciences and focuses on the intersection of law and social sciences. She dealt with the criminal justice policy as well as social and economic dynamics that are reflected in the social reality of criminal practice. At Tatort Zukunft Cosima is the Project Coordinator for our legal advice project “Recht verständlich”.
Ronja studied law and journalism in Bonn and Berlin and worked as a lawyer in litigation and dispute resolution in Berlin. during her studies she dealt with the penal system, in particular with the handling of mentally ill offenders in the penal system. She currently works as a legal assistant in a law firm in Berlin and is working on her dissertation project about the constitution of effective legal protection in the German penal system. At Tatort Zukunft she is responsible for the development and coordination of the law clinic and the general legal affairs of the association.
Corinna holds a diploma in design (fashion) and ist specialising in fashion and textile design as well as concept development. She developed the Prison Design Lab, a cooperation project between Tatort Zukunft e.V., the University of the Arts and the juvenile detention centre (Jugendstrafanstalt) Berlin and works there as a lecturer. She also supports the association in design issues and external presentation.
Lisa holds an M.A. in Design (Fashion) from the University of the Arts, Berlin. During her studies and several years of professional practice in the film and fashion industry, she gained experience in project management, concept development and visual communication. As a lecturer she works in the cooperation project between Tatort Zukunft e. V., the Berlin University of the Arts and the Juvenile Detention Center (Jugendstrafanstalt) Berlin. She also supports the association in design issues and external presentation.
Our team includes Prof. Dr. Kirstin Drenkhahn and Prof. Dr. Heinz Cornel, two renowned criminologists who advise our association as scientific advisors.
