Restoring Justice as Purpose of Punishment and Its Interrelation with the Resocialization of Criminal
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https://doi.org/10.60131/jlaw.1.2021.3337Keywords:
Justice, restoration of justice, resocialization, punishment, the purpose of punishment, criminal law policy, the proportionality of punishment, individualization of punishment, imposing punishment.Abstract
The current article is dedicated to the purpose of punishment – the restoration of justice and its interrelation with the resocialization of criminal.
Studying restoration of justice as a purpose of punishment is important in terms of Criminal Law policy, as well as it is topical from a practical and scientific point of view.
The topicality of the study is caused by the fact that it discusses the purpose of restoring justice in relation to the resocialization of criminal.
The article also studies certain circumstances that must be taken into account during the imposition of punishment, which serves the restoration of justice and at the same time facilitate subsequent resocialization of criminal.
In this article, the essence of justice and the purpose of restoring justice are discussed taking into consideration proportionality of punishment and the principle of individualization of punishment.
The current study represents an analysis of judicial practice in view of the restoration of justice and resocialization of criminal, which in most cases is related to distinctive comprehension and specific difficulties. This study suggests certain recommendations for overcoming these difficulties.
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