Current problems of probation in criminal proceedings of the Kyrgyz Republic

The article discusses the formation of probation as an institution not related to imprisonment from the experience of foreign countries, functions, and its role. Despite the differences in views and the peculiarities of legislative design in each individual state, the essence of a suspended sentence is the same everywhere: to postpone the execution of punishment for a crime committed under a certain condition, if there is reason to believe that the goals of the punishment can be achieved without actually serving it. The difference between the concepts of punishment and probation as a measure of criminal law is revealed.