The article deals with the problem of the severity of criminal punishment and the influence of this factor on the crime rate. This problem still does not have an unambiguous and objective solution. This is confirmed by the fact that penalties for the same criminal acts often vary not only depending on the country, but also in some cases from its subjects (for example, the subjects of the United States). The article describes the historical and socio-cultural aspects of the formation of the system of execution of punishment, describes some concepts and approaches to the problem posed in the framework of the study, analyzes the relationship between the severity of punishment and the level of crime in society.
Key words: socio-cultural aspects, mentality, criminal punishment, crime rate in society, system of execution and punishment
ТрофимовCitation link: Trofimov D.V., Donika A.D., Odinokova O.D. Promotion of the additional education institution brand on the Internet using audiovisual content // Humanities researches of the Central Russia. – 2023. – №4. – P. 89-98.
DOI: 10.24412/2541-9056-2023-429-89-98