Prof. Dr. Christian Rückert

Professor of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law and IT Criminal Law, University of Bayreuth

lehrstuhl.str2@uni-bayreuth.de
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Deepfakes in der Strafverfolgung
Digital responsibility

Between reconnaissance and manipulation: deepfakes in law enforcement

Blog
7 August 2025

Generative AI also opens up completely new possibilities in law enforcement, including the use of deepfakes to infiltrate criminal organisations. But would this be technically possible, ethically justifiable and legally feasible?

Digital responsibility

For the Greater Good? Deepfakes in Criminal Prosecution

Project

The project brings together expertise from criminal law, law enforcement, business informatics and philosophy to examine the question of under what circumstances and to what extent the use of AI and deepfakes in law enforcement…

Publications

  • Elsner, Jana; Meinen, Lorenz; Rückert, Christian (2025)

    Mehr Sicherheit durch Strafverfolgung?

    Der Koalitionsvertrag im Lichte des IT-Strafrechts

    Journal article
    Duttge, Gunnar; Heinrich, Bernd; Schiemann, Anja, KriPoZ-Kriminalpolitische Zeitschrift, Volume: 2025, Nr. 5, P. 269-276
    Project: FoGG
  • Rückert, Christian; Hartmann, Markus; Margerie, Miriam Anna; Meinen, Lorenz; Wiedemann, Stefanie (2025)

    Deepfakes im Straf- und Strafverfahrensrecht

    Journal article
    Ibold, Victoria; Peters, Kristins; Schrott, Nina; Steenbreker, Thomas, NSW- Neue Strafrechtswissenschaft, Volume: 2025, P. 315-332
    DOI: 10.61039/29427509-2025-25
    Project: FoGG
  • Meinen, Lorenz; Schomäcker, Astrid; Wiedemann, Stefanie; Hartmann, Markus; Speith, Timo; Kästner, Lena; Kühl, Niklas; Rückert, Christian (2025)

    Deepfakes in Criminal Investigations: Interdisciplinary Research Directions for CMC Research

    Conference paper
    DOI: 10.15495/epub_ubt_00008705
    Project: FoGG