Criminal penalties: issues of efficiency

The article considers the problem of efficiency for criminal punishment, presents a discussion on the criteria and indicators of efficiency of criminal punishment. The provision whether the effectiveness of punishment should be determined by the degree of achievement of the goals set by the criminal law, if the goals of punishment can be considered as indicators, criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the punishment is analyzed. When analyzing the effectiveness of punishment in the article, it is recommended to highlight the effectiveness of the penal system, the efficiency of the application and execution of punishment, the effectiveness of the criminal law on the punishment. Finally it is concluded that only a systematic study of these types of efficiency will allow you to better evaluate the effectiveness of the punishment.