Organizing the activities of correctional institution authorities on forming legitimate behavior of the person sentenced to imprisonment

The concept of the development of the penal system of the Russian Federation until 2020 provides for the main directions of the development of institutions and bodies executing criminal punishments, among which the author highlights the incentive function of encouragement measures; it contains such moral and ethical categories as approval, trust, recognition, fairness of penalties when shaping lawful behavior of the person sentenced to imprisonment and the role of the correctional officer in the specified issue. Encouragement and penalty for a convict is a way of influencing the effectiveness of performing his duties through moral interest. Thus, there is a stimulation of convicts to perform their duties and strictly observe internal regulations, and as a result it contributes to the strengthening of the regime.