The purposes of punishment and means of achieving them

The importance of establishing harmony between the purposes of criminal punishment and the means of achieving them in the process of its execution is emphasized in the article. Attention is drawn to the role of means of corrective and preventive influence on convicts in implementation of the purposes of punishment in the process of its execution. The conclusion is formulated that the activities of institutions and agencies involved in execution of punishment are primarily intended for achieving the goal of preventing the commission of crimes.