Illegal actions of convicts against correctional officers: causes, conditions and prevention
The article provides a comprehensive analysis of the determinants of the commission of unlawful acts by convicts against employees of correctional institutions. The subject of the article was the data of departmental statistics, information on illegal actions committed against employees of the correctional institution for the period from 2017 to 2022, scientific works on the topic of the study. The purpose of the study is to determine effective measures to prevent illegal actions against employees of correctional institutions, based on an objective and comprehensive analysis of the causes and conditions for their commission. The author used the statistical method, analysis, synthesis, induction, generalization. Based on the results of the study, it was concluded that the prevention of illegal actions against employees of correctional institutions can be effective only with a systematic approach to its implementation. At the same time, its most important areas solve the tasks of recruiting personnel for correctional institutions, preparing employees to counteract conflict situations with convicts, as well as increasing the efficiency of interaction between departments and services of correctional institutions in the field of ensuring the personal safety of their employees.