Alternatives to imprisonment sentence in Albania-Comperative Overview

Penal sanctions are one of the most critical issues in criminal law;and they also are one of the most dynamic parts of this legal subject.As a consequencethrough the history of criminal law this field has undergone more changes and at a higher frequency than any other.Theories on the purpose of the criminal punishment have evolved from the concept of the vegeance and punishment to the perpetrator towards the idea of re-educationre-socialization and rehabilitationand these concepts are the fundamental ideas in restorative justice.On the other handin our country there is the need to find solutions to the issue of conditions in penitentiary institutions for re-socializations that the prisons have to oferetc. This study undertakes a detailed analysis of the provisions ot this chapterand puts them into a comperative perspective to alternative sanctions in Kosovo and Macedoniawith the aim of identifying the differences between them and outlining recommendations for the improvement of domestic legislation and structures.