Summary

The system of sanctions as provided for in the German Penal Code has remained unchanged from the beginning of the 70s of the last century. Although the general feeling is that the German system as a whole has justified itself in practice, there is also a criminal political discussion under way in Germany about the diversification of the sanction system.

The authors introduce some reform proposals such as those to increase the role of community service, to develop deprivation of the management right into a principal punishment, to extend possibilities for probation, to implement electronic confinement to quarters, and other proposals which in the authors’ opinion may become a basis for new reforms. The authors also briefly address the ideas to reform the juvenile penal law. The authors clearly oppose the proposal to abandon special prevention.