اعتماد عقوبة العمل للنفع العام في الجزائر نحو إرساء سياسة عقابية جديدة

الملخص EN

This research paper is based on the definition the adoption of punishment of working for public benefit as an alternative within the penalties issued by the judiciary; and as a measure aimed at rehabilitating and reintegrating the convicts into society without depriving their liberty.

the punishment of working for public benefit is an effective mechanism in avoiding contact with dangerous perpetrators during the period of incarceration, as well as efficiently deal with the phenomenon of overcrowding in prisons, making a deterrent punishment and a reform of the offender's behavior at the same, it also helps its beneficiaries in reintegration into society upon completion of the punishment.

it is a path that is encouraged to follow in an increasing number of countries, but interest in devoting this type of penalties requires legal control, the indication to the scope of application as well as those who benefit from it.

the debate about the penalty of working for the public benefit must go beyond aspects of definition, to research in making it useful for economic activity, and promotion of work for the public good, and building a network of relationships and devices that allow taking advantage of the outcomes of this punishment, while reserving safety and security requirements, this is to avoid turning it into a scope to threaten the safety of society, or waste its resources, or to be a motive in encouraging criminal behavior, or reduce the prestige of the judiciary and the value of its rulings.

in this way, it is necessary for the Algerian legislator, and the rest of the Arab legislations, to take advantage of the progress made in the application of the punishment for working for public benefit globally, within the strategy of reducing the crime rate, also to refin the behavior of perpetrators and reform them, by expanding training on trades and professions with profitable returns for these and society, and they integrate into the path of natural social relations.