On the Taking of Criminal Measures Against Offenses Due to Negligence in the German Democratic Republic

• NCJ Number: 81835
• Journal: International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice Volume: 5 Issue: 2 Dated: (Winter 1981) Pages: 163-167
• Author(s): E Buchholz
• Date Published: 1981
• Length: 5 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This paper is a description of the options available within the Penal Code of the GDR for negligent crimes.

Abstract

While the German Democratic Republic (GDR) decriminalized many formerly punishable offenses when it promulgated the Penal Code of 1968, for negligent acts still subject to criminal sanctions, the Penal Code provides a wide range of punishments, sufficiently wide so that the punishment can truly fit the crime. (Author abstract)