convicted person

The article establishes that the harmonization of national legislation with European standards, which support the development of the probation system as an essential component of a rule-of-law state; the reduction of expenses related to the incarceration of large numbers of prisoners through the introduction of alternative, less resource-intensive punishments; the drive towards the humanization of sentences by offering offenders opportunities for rehabilitation and reintegration into society without isolation; and the reduction of recidivism and reentry of citizens into society – are all ke

This article will examine the legal nature and highlight the problematic issues of involving convicts serving a term of imprisonment in socially useful work. The goals and tasks of socially useful work as a means of correction and resocialization of such convicts are disclosed. The article formulates proposals for improving the current criminal law enforcement in terms of legal regulation of the application of community service to convicts serving prison terms.