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Muss Strafe sein? Oder: das gute Gewissen der Exekutoren
Is punishment necessary? The clean conscience of executors
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Abstract "Seit den Anmerkungen Michel Foucaults zur Abkehr der Körper- hin zu den Freiheitsstrafen haben sich Einstellung zum Strafen in Deutschland ständig verändert. Dabei ist das Strafrecht viel weniger neutral als es scheint: Vielfältige gesellschaftliche Interessen führen zu raschen Veränderungen der Re... view more
"Seit den Anmerkungen Michel Foucaults zur Abkehr der Körper- hin zu den Freiheitsstrafen haben sich Einstellung zum Strafen in Deutschland ständig verändert. Dabei ist das Strafrecht viel weniger neutral als es scheint: Vielfältige gesellschaftliche Interessen führen zu raschen Veränderungen der Rechtsmaterie. Dabei drängt sich zunehmend der Präventionsgedanke in den Vordergrund: Freiheitsentzug, um neue Delikte zu verhindern. Das Schuldprinzip droht dabei ausgehebelt zu werden." (Autorenreferat)... view less
"The attitude to punishment in Germany has changed progressively since Michel Foucault described the development from corporal punishment to imprisonment. Criminal law is not as neutral as it appears: Diverse social interests lead to rapid changes in jurisdiction. The idea of preventing new crimes b... view more
"The attitude to punishment in Germany has changed progressively since Michel Foucault described the development from corporal punishment to imprisonment. Criminal law is not as neutral as it appears: Diverse social interests lead to rapid changes in jurisdiction. The idea of preventing new crimes by incarcerating offenders is getting to be the central idea. The principle of guilt is loosing it's central importance." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Federal Republic of Germany; penalty; criminal law; Foucault, M.; interest orientation; prevention; imprisonment; paradigm; guilt; offender; therapy; criminology; concept; paradigm change; sexual offense; risk; executive power; historical development; offense
Classification
Law
Social History, Historical Social Research
Method
historical
Document language
German
Publication Year
2010
Page/Pages
p. 39-55
Journal
Psychologie und Gesellschaftskritik, 34 (2010) 3
Issue topic
Strafen
ISSN
0170-0537
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works