In defense of maintaining detention in a disciplinary military unit as a punishment measure

This article examines the problem of the rare use by the courts of such a special punishment measure as detention in a disciplinary military unit. Based on the analysis of the opinions of scientists who both support this criminal law repression and deny it, having conducted a critical assessment of its advantages and disadvantages, comparing the content in the criminal code with other types of criminal liability, we concluded that the analyzed measure of state coercion is extremely effective and should remain in the list of punishments provided for Article 44 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. In addition, a recommendation was made to correct the situation of the courts' unwillingness to appoint detention in a disciplinary military unit as punishment for a convicted person.