Philosophical and Legal Problems of Modern Criminal Policy

Abstract

This article is an abstract review of some fundamental problems of modern criminal policy and its subsystems. As the authors note, in many countries of the world, the state strategy for countering crime is determined through criminal policy, which establishes the principles, goals, objectives and spiritual and moral foundations of the activities of judicial authorities, criminal prosecution and penitentiary institutions in the process of crime prevention, detection and investigation, trial of criminal cases and execution the punishment imposed by the court. It also builds a strategy for the regulatory framework for countering crime and defines organizational and managerial tools that ensure the normal functioning of law enforcement agencies. It is formed on the basis of the principles and norms of the Constitution and other laws of the country, international standards and obligations assumed by the State to the international community. According to the authors, there are many unresolved issues of a preventive, axiological, methodological, organizational, managerial and other nature in the modern theory of criminal policy. The authors note the need to review the existing state strategy for combating crime and suggest possible directions for its further improvement.