Indywidualnoprewencyjne cele kary pozbawienia wolności - wybrane problemy na tle poglądów doktryny i orzecznictwa
The individual preventive purposes of imprisonment - selected issues in view of the opinions of doctrine and judicature

Summary/Abstract: This article examines the individual preventive purposes in both the sentencing and execution of imprisonment. The analyses show that the greatest controversies arise when emphasis is placed on the educational aspect of the individual preventive effect of a prison sentence imposed on the offender. Regulation of this purpose in the context of sentence execution gives rise to entirely different disputes. Realising this purpose - which precludes treating prisons merely as 'storage facilities' for those requiring isolation - requires recognising that the measure of its achievement remains effectiveness, including the need for continuous improvement across a wide range of activities aimed at rehabilitating convicts. Consequently, a key role should be played by efforts to overcome the traditional barriers to rehabilitation, whose persistence significantly hampers the preparation of offenders to function properly in society after release.

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