Open AccessCriminal-legal description of penalties imposed for criminal offenses
Author(s) -
Iryna Shylo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
naukovij vìsnik dnìpropetrovsʹkogo deržavnogo unìversitetu vnutrìšnìh sprav
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2078-3566
DOI - 10.31733/2078-3566-2020-4-356-361
Subject(s) - sanctions , criminal code , punishment (psychology) , law , criminology , criminal law , criminal procedure , political science , psychology , social psychology
The criminal-legal characteristic of the punishment provided for criminal offenses is given. It is determined what punishments can be applied by the court as the main and additional. The size of the main punishments in the form of fines, community service, correctional labor, arrest, restriction of liberty, deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities, service restrictions for servicemen, detention in a disciplinary battalion were analyzed. Taking into account the provisions of the Law on Criminal Liability, the general principles of sentencing by a court in case of a criminal offense are established, which are: sentencing within the limits established in the sanction of the article (sanctions of part of the article) of the Special Part of the Criminal Code of Ukraine; except as provided in Part 2 of Art. 53 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine; sentencing in accordance with the provisions of the General Part of the Criminal Code of Ukraine; sentencing for a criminal offense, taking into account the identity of the perpetrator and mitigating and aggravating circumstances. The statistical data of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine on registered criminal offenses and the results of their pre-trial investigation for July-November 2020, which showed that a total of registered criminal offenses in July 63 902, August 17 070, September 8 976, October 9 902, November 6 803 The largest number are criminal offenses against life and health of a person; against property; in the field of trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues or precursors and other criminal offenses against public health; against the authority of public authorities, local governments, associations of citizens and criminal offenses against journalists.