The Concept and Classification of Remedies for Convicts: Problematic Issues of Legislative Regulation

Abstract

In presented article the author attempts a comprehensive analysis of the purpose of the penal law, as the correction of convicts, as well as its fixed assets. The relevance of the chosen topic actual the fact that the search for new ways and means of correction of convicts is one of the modern trends of reforming criminal-executive system. The aim of correction condemned is secured in the criminal and criminal-executive legislation, however, in the literature it is a lot of debate. A controversial issue is the consolidation of the list of fixed assets of correction condemned, to which the authors propose to assign treatment, psychological work, etc. the purpose of correction condemned, and therefore the study of this process more actual in terms of rising every year numbers of recidivism. Because the rate of recidivism is directly linked to the effectiveness of the correctional institutions of the penal system. In this paper, the analysis includes consideration of different points of view of scientists on the concept of «rehabilitation of offenders», the identification of shortcomings of this concept and proposal author. The second focus of the study is the question of the classification of fixed assets of correction condemned, and also fastening of additional means of correction in the penal law. In the preparation and writing of scientific articles were used methods of analysis and synthesis, as well as the dialectical method of scientific knowledge. In conclusion, the author summarizes the main results of the conducted research and proposes a concept of prisoners, the classification of assets corrections for basic and optional.