Criminological analysis of the draft of the Law of Ukraine “On the Penitentiary system”

Орлов Ю. В. Кримінологічний аналіз проекту закону України "Про пенітенціарну систему" / Ю. В. Орлов // Право і безпека. – 2017. – № 1 (64). – С. 68-73.Орлов Ю. В. "Кримінологічний аналіз проекту закону України "Про пенітенціарну систему"." Право і Безпека 1 (2017): 68-73.Orlov, Yu.V. (2017), “Criminological analysis of the draft of the Law of Ukraine «On the Penitentiary System»” [“Kryminolohichnyi analiz proektu zakonu Ukrainy «Pro penitentsiarnu systemu»”], Pravo i Bezpeka, No. 1, pp. 68–73.У процесі кримінологічному аналізу положень проекту закону України «Про пенітенціарну систему» виявлено дві групи його недоліків – концептуального і техніко-юридичного характеру, надано їх опис та обґрунтування. Визначено шляхи вдосконалення законопроекту через усунення виявлених недоліків. Запропоновано закріпити в цьому законопроекті поняття пенітенціарної системи, під якою можливо розуміти цілісну, керовану систему державних органів та установ, що забезпечують формування і реалізацію державної політики у сфері виконання покарань, здійснення пробації.The article’s objective is to detect, describe and explain the shortcomings of the draft of the Law of Ukraine “On the Penitentiary System” in terms of the predictable parameters of its criminological efficiency. A number of shortcomings of the draft of the Law of Ukraine “On the Penitentiary System” has been revealed in the combination of criminological, penal legal principles of scientific evaluation of the reasonableness and appropriateness of model regulations, accuracy of system and legal relations and other elements of theoretical and legal model of legal regulation of relations in the sphere of functioning of the penitentiary system. These shortcomings were divided into two groups – of the conceptual, technical and legal nature. The author has emphasized on the uncertainty of the main component of the object of legal regulation – the penitentiary system. The latter has been offered to be perceived as an integrated, manageable system of state agencies and institutions that provide the formation and realization of the state policy in the field of the execution of sentences, probation implementation. To ensure continuity, stability and adaptability of the functioning of the penitentiary system the author has suggested to amend p. 1 of the Art. 5 of the draft of the Law “On the Penitentiary System” with the paragraph 3 as follows: “Higher Educational Institutions with Specific Terms of Training, which Realize the Training of the Penitentiary System Personnel According to the State Order”. To reorient the penitentiary system for the service model that best meets the standards of a liberal society and democratic country, transparency and social orientation of the latter, the author has offered to determine and develop the category of “the penitentiary service”. The author has formulated the model of the appropriate standard for the consolidation in the draft of the Law of Ukraine “On the Penitentiary System”, namely: The Penitentiary Service – is the measure or set of measures carried out by the penitentiary institutions (their officials) aimed at strengthening legal awareness in the society through the non-repressive impact on prisoners in order of their correction, resocialization. The penitentiary services are provided in the manner, in terms and forms prescribed by the current legislation for the implementation of appropriate types of penalties, as well as taking the measures of probation”.В процессе криминологического анализа положений проекта закона Украины «О пенитенциарной системе» выявлено две группы его недостатков – концептуального и техникоюридического характера, дано их описание и обоснование. Определены пути усовершенствования законопроекта устранением выявленных недостатков. Предложено закрепить в этом законопроекте понятие пенитенциарной системы, под которой возможно понимать целостную, управляемую систему государственных органов и учреждений, обеспечивающих формирование и реализацию государственной политики в сфере исполнения наказаний, осуществления пробации

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