Zosim O. V. On the humanization of criminal policy in the field of the penalization of criminal deeds

Purpose. The aim of our study is to determine the level of humanization of criminal responsibility as a component of the criminal policy of the state. Method. The methodology includes a detailed comprehensive analysis and synthesis of existing scientific and theoretical material, taking into account the experience of Romanian, Ukrainian and Russian colleagues, on the basis of which reasonable conclusions are made regarding new approaches to humanizing criminal law by introducing and strengthening the person’s financial (financial) responsibility for the crimes committed. Results. It has been established that after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the majority of the newly formed states refused to punish the death penalty and tried to curb the growing crime rate by longer terms of imprisonment; in a market economy, the implementation of a criminal policy based on the widespread use of sentences involving deprivation of liberty has faced serious financial problems; Search, development and implementation of effective and economically more profitable alternatives to deprivation of liberty is the primary task of modernizing criminal policy in the field of penalization. Scientific novelty. Scientific novelty lies in the fact that the work is the first such study, taking into account the best practices of neighboring countries in the field of humanization of criminal responsibility. Practical significance. The results of the research can be used, as in the process of reforming the existing criminal legislation and the criminal law policy of the state, as well as in further research.

Key words: criminal law policy, criminal responsibility, humanization, criminalization of criminal activity, criminalization, decriminalization.