Dangerousness, long prison terms, and preventive measures in Germany

Séminaire Gern "Longues peines et peines indéfinies. Punir la dangerosité" (Neuchâtel, 3 septembre 2008)

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ID21801596
AuthorsAxel Dessecker (Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony, corresponding author)
Year2022
Publication date2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChamp pénal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1777-5272 • E-ISSN: 1777-5272
PublisherOpenEdition (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4000/champpenal.7546
OpenAlexW4300986007
LanguageEN
References cited17

The article gives an overview on the historical development of life sentences, preventive detention, and hospital orders for mentally disordered offenders in Germany on the basis of official conviction statistics. The life sentence is the most severe punishment today, while its role was less important as long as capital punishment existed. Preventive detention and hospital orders both are viewed as preventive measures, and they are indefinite from the beginning. While preventive detention is widely discussed today, convictions by the courts have been increasing from a low level. The level of hospital orders is much higher today

Capital punishment · Conviction · Criminology · Life imprisonment · Political science · Preventive detention · Prison · Psychiatry · Sentence · Computer Science · Criminal Law and Policy · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · History · Law · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Social Psychology

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