Perspective directions for improvement of legal and social protection of the personnel of the State Criminal and Executive Service of Ukraine taking into account positive foreign experience

Abstract

The article substantiates perspective directions for improvement of legal and social protection of the personnel of the State Criminal and Executive Service of Ukraine taking into account positive foreign experience, namely:
 1) compliance with the requirements of international standards on the formation and competencies of penitentiary staff. Such standards include: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948); Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1950); Basic Principles of the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials (1990); Minimum Standard Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Mandela Rules) (2015); European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1987); European Penitentiary Rules (2006 as amended in 2020);
 2) overcoming the phenomenon of discrimination (on any grounds) in the implementation of personnel policy in the penitentiary system;
 3) ensuring compliance between the conditions of service of penitentiary staff (taking into account the risks, responsibilities and stressful situations associated with the performance of official duties) and the level of wages, which should ensure a decent standard of living for employees and their families;
 4) increasing the safety of the staff of the State Criminal and Executive Service of Ukraine as a guarantee of their normal work, which ensures non-interference in the work of staff during the performance of their duties.
 It is noted that the safety of the staff of the State Criminal and Executive Service of Ukraine is a guarantee of their normal work and ensures non-interference in the work of staff in the performance of their duties. Negative events in the penitentiary system of Ukraine have highlighted that the problem of ensuring the safety of personnel of the State Criminal and Executive Service of Ukraine requires detailed study to develop effective ways to overcome existing problems, taking into account the experience of foreign countries and their ability to achieve positive results on this issue.