Specific characteristics of alternative sanctions in Serbian criminal law

In this paper there is an emphasis put on the question how the criminal justice system fulfils the expectations the modern society places in front of it. Also, one of the main issues refers to the fact how to ensure more efficient operation of the criminal justice system, and, at the same time, whose quality work should not be damaged. We are not talking about smaller organizational reform measures, but the strategic concepts deeply involved in the functioning of the criminal justice system. They have wider social repercussions and may substantially affect the life of every man too. A basic question that arises is how to respond to crime, which is, with some fluctuations, getting grown. Aware of all the contradictions brought about by the modernization of the existing regime of criminal sanctions, it is necessary to point out the basic concepts of alternative criminal sanctions. In this way, there are achieved the multiple legal effects in the field of reactive responses to crime. Therefore, we will pay a special attention to pointing out the basic conceptual determinants of alternative sanctions in our criminal law.