General prevention
0375-en RE430 Financial Market Law As of 11.07.2026
The general prevention aims prospectively to prevent crime by socio-psychological and socio-educational influence on the whole, in order to deter others from committing crime by punishing the offender (deterrence theory).
Deutsch
Generalprävention 0375-de
Die Generalprävention bezweckt prospektiv die Verhütung von Verbrechen durch sozialpsychologische und sozialpädagogische Einwirkung auf die Gesamtheit, um durch Bestrafung des Rechtsbrechers andere vom Verbrechen abzuhalten (Abschreckungstheorie).
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