RECIDIVISM AS AN INDICATOR OF INEFFICIENCY PENAL CORRECTION SYSTEM

Currently, a large number of crimes are committed by persons who have already committed crimes in the past. This phenomenon is called recidivism. This problem has gained national proportions. The increased interest in recidivism is due to its negatively stable position in the totality of crime. The commission of repeat offenses by persons having a criminal record for a committed intentional crime indicates that the main objectives of the criminal punishment, such as correcting convicts and preventing repeated crimes, have not been fully achieved. In the presented article, the essence of the punishment is revealed through its goal-setting, it is indicated what requirements should be met by the restrictions applied to the convicted person. Based on statistics over the past five years in the number of relapses, a conclusion is drawn about the inefficiency of the criminal-executive system and the need to improve certain areas of the FSIN of Russia.

recidivism, punishment, correction of convicted person, prevention of crimes, penal system