The article analyzes the legal statuses of those sentenced to community service and probation, in the order of their imposition, these types of punishments are the most basic. The article also pays special attention to such a means of criminal and correctional influence as release from serving a sentence with probation. In the process of the study, it was established that the legal status of those convicted of domestic violence is of great importance in preventing the commission of a repeated criminal offense during the period of serving the sentence. Legal status is a complex, comprehensive institution that encompasses a number of other institutions. It was found that when imposing a sentence in the form of community service, the court may also impose on the guilty party the obligation to complete a program for offenders, the implementation of which is entrusted to local state administrations and local self-government bodies. The purpose of this program is to change the violent behavior of the offender, the formation of socially acceptable norms and humanistic values. Unlike other punishments not related to deprivation of liberty, the legal status of those sentenced to probationary supervision consists of normatively established provisions contained in the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure of Ukraine. In addition, it is necessary to pay attention to the fact that the court may impose on a person sentenced to this type of punishment the obligation to carry out measures provided for by the probation program, which are implemented by authorized probation bodies. When released from serving a sentence with probation, in order to achieve his goals, the convicted person is subject to certain requirements during the probation period, which he is obliged to fulfill. These provisions are contained in the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure of Ukraine. The court may additionally impose such obligations on persons released from serving a sentence with probation, namely to carry out measures provided for by the probation program.

Key words: domestic violence, probation, offenders, legal status of convicted persons, community service, probationary supervision, release from serving a sentence with probation. probation program.

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