PENITENTIARY MEASURES IN POLISH EXECUTIVE PENAL LAW
PENITENTIARY MEASURES IN POLISH EXECUTIVE PENAL LAW

Summary/Abstract: The aims of the execution of the penalty of deprivation of freedom The Polish Executive Penal Code in its Article 67 §11 reads that the execution of the penalty of deprivation of freedom is intended to encourage the convict to cooperate in the process of developing his or her socially desirable attitudes, in particular a sense of responsibility and a need to observe laws and thus refrain from re-offending (Article 67 §1 EPC). According to the 1997 Executive Penal Code, the primary purpose of imprisonment is special prevention. The rationale behind the governmental draft of the Executive Penal Code of 1997 is rested on the Polish tradition of penal law (both of the doctrine and of positive law) as the foundation for the adopted regulations as well as on the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the Minimum Rules for the European Prison Rules, which regard the penalty of deprivation of freedom as enabling the offender to return to society and prevent recidivism. According to Article 67 EPC, serving a sentence of imprisonment is aimed to fulfil the purposes of the penalty with regard to individual impact.

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