The subject of analysis in this paper are issues (theoretical, normative and practical) of alternative criminal sanctions in the Criminal Code of the Republic of Serbia. Among the many such issues, particularly significant are those related to criminal and political reasons of not only justification but also the necessity of anticipating and applying alternative criminal sanctions against perpetrators of criminal acts. Then, there are issues of the manner of normative elaboration of alternative criminal sanctions in order for them to be in the function expected of them, i.e. also issues of the manner of creating appropriate objective assumptions for practical application of some of the alternative criminal sanctions (the case primarily with community service).
