INFORMATION SUPPORT FOR MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN THE SYSTEM OF EVECUTION OF PUNISHMENTS OF UKRAINE

The peculiarities and main directions of information support for management activities in the system of execution of punishments are examined in the article. The directions in which the collection, processing and analysis of information are currently carried out in the bodies and institutions of the system of execution of punishments have been determined. It is proposed to understand the information provision of management activities in the researched area as a system of administrative procedures (collection, receipt), processing, transfer, storage and use, ensuring information security (as a set of data relevant for the system of execution of punishments), aimed at forming a given position a person with adequate information awareness, which allows him to make effective management decisions appropriate to a specific situation and to apply the most balanced forms of management. A number of factors, both general and specific ones, affecting the activities of organizing information support in the field of execution of punishments have been identified. The author came to the conclusion that proper information provision is due to the creation of a system of complex auxiliary and basic information resources necessary for the effective activity of the manager. The main modern scientific approaches to defining the concept of information management support in the system of execution of punishments are analyzed. The special importance of the manager as the main subject that ensures information processes in the assigned unit is pointed out, and the more he is aware of modern information capabilities, the more effective the work of the entire team in various functional areas will be. Key words: information support, management activities, system of execution of punishments, management, information.