Social adaptation of persons released from correctional institutions in assessing public, human rights and professional opinion
The article is devoted to the analysis of the results of sociological surveys of citizens, representatives of human rights and public organizations, as well as employees of correctional institutions conducted by the Scientific and Educational Yu. M. Tkachevsky Center «Problems of Penal Law» of the Moscow State M.V. Lomonosov University in the framework of a scientific study of the problems of social adaptation of persons released from correctional institutions. there are considered the answers of the respondents on the achievement of the goal of correction of convicted, social values that can ensure the success of social adaptation, difficulties of social adaptation and measures to improve it. the problem of social adaptation of persons released from serving a sentence of imprisonment remains relevant and is caused by an unsatisfactory state of affairs in this area. According to the respondents, material and spiritual values, the presence of which is the basis for the social adaptation of those released, remain unchanged. At the center of these values are family, work, housing. In addition the availability of material means and friendly ties is of great importance for the social adaptation of former convicts, the preservation (acquisition) of which must be given special attention in the law-making and law enforcement activities of the state, public work and practical activities of correctional institutions.