On Key Vectors of Volunteerism Development in the Penal System Based on the Analysis of Current Scientific Research
Kirillova T.V. On key vectors of volunteerism development in the penal system based on the analysis of current scientific research. Penitentiary Science, 2025, vol. 19, no. 3 (71), pp. 335–342. doi 10.46741/2686-9764.2025.71.3.013.
the article is devoted to the problem of developing volunteerism in the penal system. The relevance of the study is due to the growing interest of employees in participating in volunteer actions and the potential use of volunteerism in educational work with the staff of correctional institutions and educational organizations of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia. Purpose: based on the analysis of modern scientific research, to show possible promising areas for the development of volunteerism in the penal system. Methods: general logical (analysis and synthesis, generalization, analogy); methods of scientific knowledge systematization (typologization, classification, interpretation). Results: the author dwells on modern scientific research on the phenomenon of volunteerism in the context of the possibilities of using their theoretical constructs and results in organizing the volunteer movement in the penal system. Conclusions: the analysis of the presented scientific sources and the research on volunteerism provide the necessary theoretical and empirical material for studying and identifying key areas for improving the effectiveness of volunteerism in the penal system. Areas of involvement in volunteer activities may include clear definition of the purpose of volunteer actions and projects; professional training and education; and providing training programs to volunteers. Participation in event volunteering should also be considered as a promising area. It is necessary to thoroughly study the impact of motivational and emotional components of the volunteer activity of employees and to adapt the results of scientific research on the reasons for non-participation in the volunteer movement of subjects of volunteerism to the conditions of volunteering in law enforcement agencies.
Keywords: volunteerism; scientific research; development; cadets; staff; educational organizations of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia; penal system.
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