Horst Schüler-Springorum

Horst Schuler-Springorum (1928 to 2015) was a German professor of jurisprudence whose academic work concentrated on criminal justice and prison reform. He authored Kriminalpolitik fur Menschen, published in 1991, a work articulating a reform minded vision of criminal justice policy centered on humane treatment. Schuler-Springorum's scholarship placed him among the postwar German academics who pushed criminal justice policy toward rehabilitation and reduced reliance on incarceration. His writing continues to be cited in discussions of German penal reform.