History and Current Status of Scientific Organization of Work of Convicted Persons in the Production Sector of the Penal System
Relevance. The historical and legal research of the scientific organization of work of convicts in Russia during which the efficiency of large-scale use scientific and scientific and technical products in places of detention during the soviet period of existence of our state is shown is presented in article, some key problems leading to decrease in production capacity of modern penal system are designated and measures for its increase taking into account experience of last years are proposed. The purpose of the article is to improve the production sector of the penal system on the basis of the historical experience of the scientific organization of labour of convicted persons in Russia. Objectives: to compare the level of scientific organization of work of convicted persons in different historical periods of Russia and to propose measures to develop the production sector of the modern penal system. Methodology. The study used historical, legal and comparative methods of scientific knowledge, which made it possible to propose a solution to the problem under consideration. Results. In the article historical experience of the scientific organization of work of convicts to imprisonment during the soviet period of the Russian history is stated, the attention is focused on successful use scientific and scientific and technical products in places of detention during the specified time period. At the same time, an attempt has been made to determine the reasons for the decline in productive capacity in modern correctional institutions, consisting primarily in a reassessment of the role of various means of correction of convicted persons and the loss of the importance of work as the main means of correction of convicted persons. Conclusions. Revival of production capacity of modern penal system is impossible without large-scale use scientific and scientific and technical products on its production objects. In order to achieve this objective, it is proposed to increase the role of convicted persons in the system of basic means of correction