CONVICT LABOUR AS A FORM OF CORRECTIONAL AND RESOCIALISATION TREATMENT

Abstract

Convict labor is considered the primary and most effective form of correctional and resocialization

treatment. The importance of convicts work as a form of treatment imposes the need for its further research

in order to create optimal conditions for changing the behavior of convicts involved in the production of

certain goods. In this paper, the authors will first focus on the stages in the historical development of convict

labour. The second part of the paper presents the most important international documents related to the

convict labour, with reference to different systems of convict work. In the third part, the authors analyze the

normative solutions on convict labour in the Republic of Serbia, with reference to the situation in Serbian

penitentiaries. Finally, the authors suggest how the application of this form of treatment may be improved

in penitentiary institutions.