Application of criminal penalties as a criterion for its effectiveness

One of the criteria of the effectiveness of criminal penalties is the frequency of penalty imposition for the commitment of specific criminal acts. Frequent use of criminal punishment allows us to realize its punitive, repressive potential given by the legislator. The article considers the quantitative characteristics of applicability of all types of criminal penalties depending on the category of crime, thus, the effectiveness of criminal penalties by crime categories is evaluated. The author comes to the conclusion that the applicability of punishment in the form of deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or practise certain activities is extremely low, and in respect of all crime categories the specified punishment is ineffective, and its repressive, punitive potential remains unfulfilled to achieve the objectives of criminal punishment.