General Law

Specific prevention

0746-en RE520 Criminal Law As of 11.07.2026


Special prevention is physical and psychological, individual psychological influence on the offender himself in order to prevent him from relapsing. This is the main purpose of the theory of recovery.

Deutsch

Spezialprävention 0746-de

Die Spezialprävention ist körperliche und seelische, individualpsychologische Einwirkung auf den Täter selbst, um ihn von Rückfällen abzuhalten. Dies bezweckt vor allem die Besserungstheorie.

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