Some Issues of Countering Terrorism in Russia: A Criminological Aspect
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The author in the article examines the criminological characteristics of terrorist crimes as a factor in combating crime in the fight against terrorist entities to protect the state and social system, as well as the rights and freedoms of citizens. The article analyzes the legal and regulatory framework governing the assignment of responsibility for crimes of terrorist nature, included in the chapter on crimes against public security, as well as scientific publications and statistical data in the field of criminal law and criminology. The purpose of the work is to study the features of the criminological aspects of terrorist activity, specifically the methods, reasons, conditions for committing crimes and the personality of the criminal, as the main subject of criminal offense, as a factor in combating crime. The analysis of statistical indicators allows us to draw a conclusion about the ineffective use of counter-terrorism measures in the context of the growth of this category of criminal offenses, as one of the most socially dangerous and destructively affecting the social and state system act. The study of the methods and causes of terrorist crimes consists in the analysis of statistical data, committed criminal acts and their assessment through the prism of criminological features of the gravamen to form data on the most significant features of the crime. The author of the article identifies the main goals of terrorist activities, which often have the broadest targeting than it seems in theory, such a study helps to form a system for protecting society and the state from criminal offenses by developing preventive measures. The analysis of the personality of the criminal serves as the basis for building a complete picture of the criminal offense, as the sex, age and personal characteristics of the person who committed the crime are assessed. The author draws a conclusion about the importance of the criminological characteristics of terrorist crimes, as a factor forming the possibility of developing and improving measures to counter crime at the present stage of development of social relations, ensuring the security of society and the state.

Tolgurova Z.K., (2021), SOME ISSUES OF COUNTERING TERRORISM IN RUSSIA: A CRIMINOLOGICAL ASPECT. Gaps in Russian Legislation, 5 => 64-68.

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terrorist crimes, reasons, methods, countering crimes, the present stage, criminological characteristics.