Act to better combat crime by children, juveniles and young adults
Original: Gesetz zur besseren Bekämpfung der Kriminalität von Kindern, Jugendlichen und Heranwachsenden
- Crime and law enforcement
- Law
- Families
Where it stands
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor2. Beratung: Ablehnung der VorlageFailed
- Passed
- Law
Latest action
2. Beratung: Ablehnung der Vorlage
Summary
From the official record · GermanIn view of rising crime among children and young people, lowering the age of criminal responsibility from 14 to 12 years; granting the public prosecutor’s office the right to apply to the competent family court for the placement of a delinquent child; enabling the public prosecutor’s office and police to make a provisional arrest in cases of imminent danger; limiting the application of juvenile criminal law to persons under 18 years of age; Amendment of § 19 Criminal Code, § 1 Juvenile Courts Act, §§ 127 and 152 Code of Criminal Procedure and § 1631b Civil Code Reference: reintroduction in an expanded version of the bill at BT-Drs 20/6194 (GESTA 20. WP C049)
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