APPROACHES TO THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CRIMINAL LAW REFORM IN AUSTRIA

• NCJ Number: 30946
• Journal: KRIMINALOLOGISHCES JOURNAL Volume: 7 Issue: 4 Dated: (1975) Pages: 263-277
• Author(s): A PILGRAM; H STEINERT
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 15 pages
• Corporate Author: Arbeitskreis Junger Kriminologen
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: German
• Country: West Germany (Former)

Annotation

CRIMINAL LAW REFORMS ARE ANALYZED IN TERMS OF THEIR POTENTIAL TO RESOLVE CONTRADICTIONS BETWEEN THE CRIMINAL CODE AND NEW ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN AUSTRIA AFTER THE PERIOD OF RECONSTRUCTION AFTER WORLD WAR TWO.

Abstract

ALSO DISCUSSED IS THE POTENTIAL OF THE REFORMS FOR LEGITIMIZING THE DEMOCRATIC STATE IN AUSTRIA AND ITS CAPACITY TO COPE WITH SUCH CONTRADICTIONS. THE RELEVANT ASPECT OF THE ECONOMY IS THE CHANGE TO INTENSIFIED USE OF LABOR AND IMPROVED MARKETS. THE LAW REFORMS FEATURE DECRIMINALIZATION AND POLARIZATION IN THE SEVERITY OF SENTENCES. --IN GERMAN