Department of Sociology and Social Psychology (DSS)

Maximilian Pickartz

Research focuses

• Development and causes of juvenile delinquency
• Spatial analyses of crime
• Causal inference

Curriculum vitae

• 2024: Master of Science in Sociology: Social Research
• Since 2024: Research assistant in the project Friendship and Violence in Adolescence

Selected publications

• Kroneberg, C., Seiffert, F., Heyden, A., & Pickartz, M. (2025).On the development of child and youth delinquency: A 9-year comparison based on a regional dark field study. Journal for Juvenile Criminal Law and Youth Welfare.https://www.dvjj.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ZJJ-4-25_Kroneberg-et-al.pdf
• Kroneberg, C., Seiffert, F., Heyden, A., & Pickartz, M. (2025). On the development of child and youth delinquency in North Rhine-Westphalia: Final report on the subproject "Dunkelfeld". ECONtribute Policy Brief No. 069.https://www.econtribute.de/RePEc/ajk/ajkpbs/ECONtribute_PB_069_2025.pdf