Application of punishment as a lifetime of freedom in Russia and abroad

The study of the legislative regulation of the use of life imprisonment, carried out by the author of the article, allows us to draw the following conclusions. A comparative analysis of the criminal legislation of Great Britain, Germany, Switzerland and the USA has shown that in countries there is an almost unified approach to the list of categories of crimes for which life imprisonment is imposed. The results of the study on the sex and age of convicts showed that this type of punishment is not assigned to women only in Russia, and the age from which the application of life for life in the legislation of the countries under consideration is different. In the opinion of some researchers, life imprisonment is appointed in order to restore social justice, correct the convicts and prevent the commission of the crime, both convicted and other persons. Certainly, a person who committed a particularly serious crime must serve his life in places of deprivation of liberty, not to intimidate others and not to repay or restore social justice, but to render harmless and exclude his further danger to society. Studying the psychological characteristics of convicts of this category, we can conclude that the complexity of working with them is related to the characteristics of their personality, attitude to committed crimes, as well as the specifics of the execution of punishment. This is what makes it necessary to develop quality psychological support and the positive result can be influenced by education and religion, which allow surviving in harsh conditions, to maintain adequate behavior and prevent the recurrence of the crime.