Characteristics of Persons Committing Violent Crimes against Children
Abstract
The effectiveness of preventive activities is based on the criminological analysis of crime, the study of its causes and conditions, the identification of general characteristics of those who commit crimes. Such activity is realized in a specific socio-political, economic, cultural environment. But the processes taking place in Ukraine have led to an increase in the criminogenic potential of society, which manifests itself in committing crimes that encroach on life and health. Despite the fact that in the last year, according to official statistics, there is a reduction in crime, the share of crimes affecting life and health is 16,3 %. The victims of these acts were 3174 people. Particular concern is the perpetration of crimes affecting childrenʼs life and health, as they are the most vulnerable in the population. 95 children were victims of these crimes and 134 children were affected by domestic violence. This suggests that violence today is not only a legal problem, but also a large extent philosophical and sociocultural one. This is because aggressive and violent behavior is the subject of research in psychology, sociology, conflictology, criminology, pedagogy and medical sciences. In theoretical and methodological terms, an issue that requires careful study is the study of perpetrators of violent crimes against children, and a set of factors that determine such behavior. In studying the behavior of a person, who encroaches on the life and health of children, an important role is played by knowledge of the socio-demographic characteristics of such persons, their settings, value orientations, views, habits and ways to meet them. Taking into account the received data it is possible not only to carry out the classification and typology of individuals, encroach on the life and health of children, but also to determine the features of their behavior in a particular life situation, which led to the commission of a crime. And on this basis, it is possible to develop a system of precautionary measures.
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