PORODICA I PORODIČNI ODNOSI OSUĐENOG NA KAZNU KUĆNOG ZATVORA
THE FAMILY AND FAMILY RELATIONS OF THE OFFENDER IN HOUSE ARREST

Summary/Abstract: House arrest as a form of execution of a prison sentence has become a very prevalent non-institutional sanction in Serbian criminal legislation in recent years. This form of punishment allows the convicted person to serve their sentence in their own home instead of in prison if the sentence is for less than one year. In this way, the purpose of criminal sanctions is achieved in a less restrictive way than when the sentence is served in prison. The subject of research in the world and in our country has been the impact of house arrest on the behavior of convicts, the impact on recidivism, the economic side of its implementation and the contribution to reducing prison overcrowding. There are few studies that examine the effects of house arrest on family members who live with a convicted person. The moment they accept that the sentence will be carried out in the shared home, the family members become active participants in the sentence enforcement process. Their role is to provide support to the convicted family member, but also to make control over the execution, parallel with continuous communication with the Commissioner. Such circumstances certainly lead to changes in the family atmosphere. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to point out the importance of the family in the execution of house arrest and examine its impact on family members, family dynamics, and family relationships.

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