COMPULSORY COMMUNITY WORK AS AN ELEMENT OF CRIMINAL SANCTION

Abstract

The object of the analysis is a duty of unpaid controlled work for the community as an element of punishment of restricted freedom in Polish criminal law. The paper presents the function of compulsory work in Polish criminal codes of 1932, 1969 and 1997. It also shows, on the example of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, that it is possible to differentiate between a punishment of restricted liberty and a punishment of compulsory work. Next, the authoress attempts to answer the question whether the duty of work for the community can be seen as an inconvenience characteristic of criminal punishment. Finally, the compulsory character of work is being examined to establish whether that kind of penalty is in conformity with the provisions of international treaties that prohibit forced and obligatory labour, to which the Republic of Poland is a signatory.