Circumstances Considered at an assignment of punishment as One of the Criteria for Crime Prevention

Abstract

This article examines the features of mitigating circumstances when imposing punishment and the issue of taking them into account in the presence of special rules for mitigating circumstances. The role and importance of the general foundations and principle of sentencing have been analyzed. At the same time, this article analyzes the practical significance of the circumstances mitigating punishment when imposing punishment by studying some of the circumstances mitigating punishment. Moreover, the active remorse of the guilty in the offense, various and similar features of punishment with the assignment of a lighter punishment, as well as some theoretical and practical problems associated with their application in the assignment of punishment have been studied in the article. In addition, relevant recommendations and proposals have been developed to improve the criminal legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.