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Protective Custody vs. Secure Forensic Therapy for Serious Offenders

Case Number 21 06 100 1
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Switzerland · Canton of Lucerne (CH-LU)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The court addressed the distinction between protective custody (Verwahrung under Art. 64 of the Penal Code) and a secure forensic therapeutic measure (Art. 59 para. 3 StGB) for an offender convicted of serious crimes, including rape. The court reasoned that under the new law, protective custody is reserved for offenders deemed untreatable, whereas in cases where long-term chances of recovery exist, even with a persistent risk of reoffending, a secure, specialized therapeutic measure must be ordered instead of indefinite detention without active treatment, adhering to the principle of proportionality and the current understanding of treatability in forensic psychiatry.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 59 Abs. 3 und 64 Abs. 1 StGB. Abgrenzung der Verwahrung i.S. von Art. 64 StGB von der stationären Massnahme nach Art. 59 Abs. 3 StGB. Bei Straftätern, bei denen längerfristig Heilungschancen bestehen, ist auch bei Vorliegen der Gefahr neuer Straftaten keine Verwahrung, sondern eine stationäre therapeutische Massnahme in einem gesicherten Rahmen anzuordnen. | Strafrecht

Keywords

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therapeutic measure risk of reoffending proportionality of detention rape physical custody criminal security measure

Cited Legislation

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Art. 64 StGB
von Art. 64 StGB von der stationären Massnahme nach Art.
Art. 59 Abs. 3 StGB
The court ordered a stationary therapeutic measure in a secure setting under this article.
Art. 43 Ziff. 1 Abs. 2 aStGB
Art. 43 Ziff. 1 Abs. 1 aStGB
Art. 64 Abs. 1 lit. b StGB
von Art. 64 StGB von der stationären Massnahme nach Art.
Art. 56 StGB
Art. 59 StGB
Leitsatz: · Art. 59 Abs.
Art. 46 Abs. 2 aStGB

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6S.368/2000
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6S.386/2000
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6S.468/2000
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Key legal questions extracted by Legislator

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Art. 59 Abs. 3 StGB

The court ordered a stationary therapeutic measure in a secure setting under this article.

Art. 64 Abs. 1 StGB

The court implicitly rejected the order of safe custody (Verwahrung) under this article based on the reasoning that the accused was not untreatable.

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Rechtsprechung Luzern

Instanz: · Obergericht

Abteilung: · II. Kammer

Rechtsgebiet: · Strafrecht

Entscheiddatum: · 05.11.2007

Fallnummer: · 21 06 100.1

LGVE: · 2008 I Nr. 45

Leitsatz: · Art. 59 Abs. 3 und 64 Abs. 1 StGB. Abgrenzung der Verwahrung i.S. von Art. 64 StGB von der stationären Massnahme nach Art. 59 Abs. 3 StGB. Bei Straftätern, bei denen längerfristig Heilungschancen bestehen, ist auch bei Vorliegen der Gefahr neuer Straftaten keine Verwahrung, sondern eine stationäre therapeutische Massnahme in einem gesicherten Rahmen anzuordnen.

Rechtskraft: · Diese Entscheidung ist rechtskräftig.