Penal Policy in the Russian Federation. Trends and Perspectives
For many years the Russian Federation has had one of the highest numbers of people incarcerated in penal institutions (per 100,000 population). As of 1 January 2020, there were 523,928 people in prison. An analysis of the legislation and the practice of its application reveals that the main trend of...
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doaj-eb3ad0faf6f64bc994112b9fee4718022021-02-04T10:55:09ZengInstytut Nauk Prawnych PANArchiwum Kryminologii0066-68902020-09-01XLII1234410.7420/AK2020LPenal Policy in the Russian Federation. Trends and PerspectivesDikaeva Milana Salmanovna0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0960-4009Herzen State Pedagogical University of RussiaFor many years the Russian Federation has had one of the highest numbers of people incarcerated in penal institutions (per 100,000 population). As of 1 January 2020, there were 523,928 people in prison. An analysis of the legislation and the practice of its application reveals that the main trend of modern Russian penal policy is for stricter penalties, longer prison terms, and inefficient use of alternative punishments. The ongoing trend of humanising and liberalising criminal justice remains virtually invisible and suppressed by a repressive bias, which ultimately prevents it from significantly influencing the overall direction of state policy in this area.http://czasopisma.inp.pan.pl/index.php/ak/article/view/1935/1035penal policyrussian federationpunishmentimprisonmentalternative punishmentpolityka karnafederacja rosyjskakarakara pozbawienia wolnościkary alternatywne (wolnościowe) |
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Penal Policy in the Russian Federation. Trends and Perspectives |
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Penal Policy in the Russian Federation. Trends and Perspectives |
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Penal Policy in the Russian Federation. Trends and Perspectives |
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Penal Policy in the Russian Federation. Trends and Perspectives |
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penal policy in the russian federation. trends and perspectives |
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Instytut Nauk Prawnych PAN |
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Archiwum Kryminologii |
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0066-6890 |
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2020-09-01 |
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For many years the Russian Federation has had one of the highest numbers of people incarcerated in penal institutions (per 100,000 population). As of 1 January 2020, there were 523,928 people in prison. An analysis of the legislation and the practice of its application reveals that the main trend of modern Russian penal policy is for stricter penalties, longer prison terms, and inefficient use of alternative punishments. The ongoing trend of humanising and liberalising criminal justice remains virtually invisible and suppressed by a repressive bias, which ultimately prevents it from significantly influencing the overall direction of state policy in this area. |
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penal policy russian federation punishment imprisonment alternative punishment polityka karna federacja rosyjska kara kara pozbawienia wolności kary alternatywne (wolnościowe) |
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