Actual legal issues: the inevitability of punishment, criminal statistics and measures of legal impact

Everyone at least once, let him hear about such a thing as "the inevitability of punishment." Naturally, it is connected with jurisprudence, as well as with many other concepts related to law and order. To understand this topic, you need to give her a little more attention.

Definition

Such a concept, as the inevitability of punishment, arose even in the era of ancient Rome. And his principle was quite simply and clearly formulated. Roman lawyers were sure that the effectiveness of this or that punishment is not so much in its cruelty as in its inevitability. That is, sooner or later the guilty will be found and punished in fairness.

Of course, it is important and compliance with certain factors. The first, the most important, is the reliability of the procedural legislation. It is important to prove the guilt of someone who is really a criminal, and not to allow an oversight, because of which a decent citizen can suffer. This implies the second factor, which consists in investigating circumstances and competence. And the third thing that should be taken into account is the general political situation in the country, which can either facilitate or hinder the commission of crimes.

Competitiveness

This concept directly refers to such a topic as the inevitability of punishment. The order of sentencing presupposes compliance with the principle of objectivity. And it is provided by competition. This is a process in which truth is revealed. Both sides - both the accused and the prosecutor - have absolutely equal rights in the case. All evidence must be investigated objectively, a representative of each party must state his position and invite witnesses.

The legal process is very complicated. And it is heavy - in the moral plan. The accused is additionally oppressed by the inevitability of punishment. And not everyone can defend their rights and defend themselves independently in the judicial process. That is why the law provides for the possibility to take the help of a lawyer.

Other nuances

It is important to note that there is a place not only the principle of the inevitability of punishment. There is still such a thing as timeliness. In the legal law, there are norms that set the limitation of actions. This is the deadline within which a criminal is searched for in order to hold him accountable.

In the event that the guilty man was found, but the limitation of actions has already expired - they can not show him anything. This can lead many to bewildered, given that at the very beginning it was told about the principle of the inevitability of punishment and its importance. But in fact, everything is simple. In the first place is not the punishment, but the maintenance of public order. If the person found, who has previously transgressed the law, no longer commits crimes and behaved like a respectable citizen, then it is inexpedient to punish him for the last act.

But, of course, law enforcement agencies and the law provide a list of acts that are particularly serious. For them, there is no statute of limitations. And they should be listed.

Particularly serious crimes

So, to this category are, first of all, terrorist acts, as well as the hostage taking. In part 4 of the 211st article it is said that there is no statute of limitations for such crimes as the hijacking of an air or water vessel.

Preparing, conducting, planning and unleashing wars are also considered particularly serious crimes. Like the use of prohibited methods of political conflict. And there is no time limit for genocide and ecocide.

But what about murder? For criminals who have lost the life of another person, there is a limitation period. He is 15 years old. To serial killings this term is also applicable. By the way, for spying and distribution / storage / manufacture of narcotic substances the limitation period is the same. The most "flexible" period is set for such a crime as theft. It ranges from two to ten years (depending on the details of the offense).

The Current Situation

Unfortunately, as statistics of crimes show, the number of offenses committed increased significantly over the past year. 2015 was difficult from the economic point of view, therefore it is not surprising that citizens began to steal more and more often conduct financial fraud.

The statistics of crimes was announced at the beginning of the current year 2016. The number of violations increased by 8.6%. If we translate everything into more understandable figures, this is what: in 2014, 202,100 crimes were committed less than in 2015.

About 46% are cases of stealing someone else's property. 996,500 thefts, 71,100 robberies and 13,400 robberies. Such data led in January 2016 the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Unfortunately, the number of terrorist acts has increased by a third. In 2015, they were more by 35% (1,531 cases) than in 2014.

And there was also an increase in extremism. Over the year the incidence of its manifestation has increased by 27%. But there was less action on the "heavy" articles. The number of murders fell by 6%. Crimes with causing serious harm to health also decreased by 7.2%.

On the validity of the law

About whether the criminals carry the punishment that deserve, you can talk for a long time. But this is already another topic, which, rather, has a social character, and not a legal one. So at last I would like to note, what measures of criminally-legal influence are accepted. These are actions (not punishments) used by the authorities in relation to persons guilty of a particular act.

Often these are compulsory measures of a medical nature. Treatment in a psychiatric hospital, for example, which is applied to violators who committed a socially dangerous act. It can also be confiscation of property, educational measures, restriction of rights (conditional term). However, the most important thing is that the perpetrator not only serve his sentence, but also learns a useful lesson and takes the path of correction.