The article uses a comparative analysis to examine the positive and negative experience of various aspects of the functioning and further development of the penitentiary systems of developed countries, such as Germany and France, with a view to identifying the differences and similarities in the prevention of administrative offenses in the system of the State Criminal and Executive Service. The article characterizes various approaches and strategies for effective control and prevention of violations in this direction. The author assesses the possibility of using certain progressive achievements of the penitentiary systems of European countries, best practices and international standards in the activities of the State Criminal and Executive Service of Ukraine on the way to the system reforming, increasing its authority and humanization.

The article also examines the possibility of using the progressive experience of European countries, best practices and international standards to reform the Ukrainian penitentiary system, prevent administrative offenses, strengthen its authority and humanize it. The progressive foreign experience was analyzed, and it is possible to draw a conclusion and outline progressive ways to modernize and improve the system of the State Criminal and Executive Service in Ukraine, as well as to prevent administrative offenses in the system. The results of the study may be useful for the scientific community interested in criminal justice and law and order issues, as well as for the development of an effective strategy for preventing offenses in the criminal and executive system of Ukraine.

Keywords: administrative offenses, offense, penitentiary systems, state criminal and executive service of Ukraine, European integration, modernization of legislation, improvement of practical implementation of norms, international cooperation, increase of efficiency and humanization of execution of sentences, development of a modern legal system, implementation of best practices and international standards.

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