Public works as a form of administrative sanction

Abstract

Introduction. Administrative offenses are the most common of all types of offenses committed on the territory of Ukraine every year. Together, they pose a significant threat to the state and society. Effective in combating this is the application of administrative responsibility, the final result of which is the imposition of administrative fines. Among them, public works occupy a special place, which is one of the relatively new types of administrative fines. The purpose of the paper is to define the concepts, signs, classification and conditions of application of public works as a type of administrative penalty, its main functions and goals. Results. The paper provides a scientific analysis of public works as a type of administrative fines. The concept is explained, the main features and features of this type of sanction are clarified. The classification of socially useful works is given depending on the sphere of social life. The reasons for imposing a penalty in the form of community service on the offender have been clarified. A comparative analysis of public works with other types of enforcement is carried out. The main purpose of the application of public works is defined. Conclusion. The most expedient is the definition of community service as one of the types of administrative sanction applied to the guilty person by court decision and aimed at exercising an educational influence, consisting in the obligation to perform unpaid socially useful work that does not affect the financial condition of the offender. Administrative fines in the form of community service are imposed with the aim of achieving the following goals: to exert labor and educational influence on the violator; to prevent the commission of new offenses by the same person; due to general prevention, deter other members of society from illegal acts; to give a person the opportunity to acquire skills and knowledge in a new field of activity that is socially useful; to form the idea of justice, mutual respect and legal awareness in society.