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POLITICAL PROCESS OF DEFINING CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR

NCJ Number
30945
Journal
KRIMINOLOGISCHE JOURNAL Volume: 7 Issue: 4 Dated: (1975) Pages: 252-262
Author(s)
E BLANKENBURG; H TREIBER
Date Published
1975
Length
11 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE LABEL 'CRIMINAL' IS DEFINED BY THE PROCESSES IN WHICH LEGAL PROFESSIONALS FORMULATE THE LOGICAL FRAMEWORK OF THE CRIMINAL LAW.
Abstract
THE PAPER ASSERTS THAT AS A RESULT OF THESE PROCESSES THE DEFINITION OF CRIMINALITY REFLECTS A SOCIETY'S CONTRADICTIONS AND POWER STRUCTURE. THE DISCUSSION IS BASED PRINCIPALLY ON THE WEST GERMAN SYSTEM. --IN GERMAN