Andriyanov R.V. Criminal law responsibility for escape from correctional facilities under the legislation of foreign countries

Abstract: The object of this research is the public relation in the area of correctional facilities and detention centers on prevention of escapes. The subject of this research is the criminal legal norms that regulate public relations forming in the process of escape prevention from correctional facilities. For the purpose of optimization of the Russian legislation in the corresponding area, it seems necessary to examine the foreign experience in the criminal law regulation of the notion of crime and its public danger related to escape and criminal responsibility for escape. The author examines the aspects of holding individuals criminally responsible for escape or aiding and abetting an escapee whether on the part of correctional officers or other individuals. This research is based on the comparative analysis of foreign legislation from the perspective of the stance on public safety. The legislators and criminal law doctrine of foreign countries overall acknowledge the categories of “public harm” and “public danger” of crime, but at the same time, there is not a single opinion on the form of their reflection in the criminal legislation.

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