×

Crime > Punishment Stats: compare key data on Germany & Switzerland

Compare vs for  

Definitions

STAT Germany Switzerland
Crimes possibly attracting life sentence See details Aggravated murder, aggravated hostage-taking, genocide, endangering the independence of the country
Crimes requiring mandatory sentence Aggravated murder, genocide resulting in death, crimes against humanity resulting in death, war crimes against persons resulting in death None
Has indefinite sentence No Yes
Has life imprisonment Yes Yes
Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 10 years under 15 : no imprisonment 15\u201317 : max. 4 years' imprisonment
Maximum length of sentence None None
Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole 15 years 10 years or 15 years; individually set by judge

Citation

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add www.nationmaster.com to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×