On the social significance of non-custodial criminal penalties

The study examines the question related to the social importance of non-custodial criminal penalties imposed by the courts. The object of the research is the influence of criminal penalties on the development of society, the subject is the social significance of non-custodial criminal penalties. The social problems arising as a result of the imposition of criminal penalties connected with imprisonment are considered. This is the desocialization of the individual in the conditions of the prison community, the resultant recidivism, the criminalization of society, social tensions. Society is interested in solving these problems, hence the need to create conditions for the expansion of non-custodial penalties practice taking into account the circumstances of the crime. At the same time, it is noted that society as a whole reacts negatively to the mitigation of criminal legislation. The author concludes that it is important to change the attitude of society to the expansion of non-custodial sentencing practice and it is necessary to create a mechanism that helps society learn the ability to consider imprisonment as a forced measure, a number of recommendations are made in this regard.