РАД У ЈАВНОМ ИНТЕРЕСУ - теорија, пракса, законодавство
COMMUNITY SERVICE: Legal Theory, Legislation and Jurisprudence

Summary/Abstract: On the basis of widely accepted international standards concerning the system of criminal sanctions, the punishment of imprisonment is the most important criminal sanctions which is prescribed for a vast majority of serious criminal offences, either independently or alternatively with other another form of punishment. In addition or instead imprisonment, all contemporary criminal legislation also recognize one or more alternative (intermediary) sanctions or substitutes for the traditional forms of punishment. These alternative sanctions comprise a variety of measures of social reaction which are imposed on the perpetrators of less serious criminal offences in cases when their personal characteristics indicate that it is not necessary to impose the imprisonment sentence. The alternative criminal sanctions include: a fine, a conditional sentence and a court warning (reprimand) but special attention has been given lately to community service as an alternative form of punishment which implies some service or activity in the public interest. In this paper, the author discusses the concept, definition, content, characteristics and specific requirements for applying community service as an alternative sanction in the legal system of the Republic of Serbia, as well as in other comparative law systems.

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