NCJ Number
37352
Date Published
1975
Length
9 pages
Annotation
REVIEW OF WEST GERMAN LEGAL LIMITATIONS TO THE NATURE AND ADMINISTRATION OF TREATMENT IN THE JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM AS WELL AS BY PRIVATE THERAPISTS.
Abstract
EXAMINED ARE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION AND CRIMINAL CODE. THE ARTICLE POINTS OUT THAT THE PROVISIONS OF GERMAN LAW DO NOT PROVIDE CONCLUSIVE GUIDELINES FOR JUVENILE THERAPY. THE TERM 'PSYCHOTHERAPY' IS USED IN THESE LAWS AS A GENERAL TERM FOR ALL KINDS OF SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPY. --IN GERMAN