THE SOCIOLOGY OF PUNISHMENT AS A NEW DIRECTION IN STATE CRIMINAL POLICY
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Kayumova Farzona Khayrulla kizi
Master's Student of the "Theory and Practice of Applying Criminal Legislation" Program, Tashkent State University of Law
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- Sociology of punishment, state criminal policy, social control, humanization, resocialization, culture of control, mass incarceration, criminal misdemeanor.
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This article explores the sociology of punishment as a transformative direction in modern state criminal policy. Moving beyond traditional penological paradigms, it analyzes punishment as a complex social institution shaped by historical, economic, and cultural forces, synthesizing theories from Durkheim, Marx, Foucault, Elias, and Garland. Based on international experiences and humanistic reforms in New Uzbekistan, the study highlights the ineffectiveness of mass incarceration and advocates for the decriminalization of minor offenses, the use of alternative sanctions, and the resocialization of offenders.
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- 2026-04-27
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- Vol. 2 No. 4 (2026)
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
