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-all 50 states have their own criminal law
-the crime is divided in serveral elements
--Voluntary act
--Omission
--Status relationships
--Creation of risk

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minor criminal intention
-e.g. wrong parking
-> no prison sentence just fines

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the judge has to check
-elements of the criminal action
-justification:
-self-defense
-emergency
-Guilt:
-people who aren´t guilty
- children under 14
- mentally ill people
- drugs influenced people

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-min. 1 year prison sentence
-big illegal actions
-e.g. murderer

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short prison sentence or fine
-small illegal actions
-e.g. theft

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-prison sentence:
-min. 1 month
-max. 15 years
-fine (Tagessätze

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StGB -> Strafgesetzbuch

General chapter:
-kinds of punishment
Detailed chapter:
-list of possible crimes

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-punished by the state
-no self justice
-represented by the state
(fair justice)

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and a comparison to the USA