Victimological aspects of crime prevention

Abstract

The article reveals the content and victimological aspects of crime prevention, based on which the characteristics of its components and the scope of possible application are presented. As one of the components of the overall system of crime prevention, the proposed system of victimological crime prevention includes interconnected and interacting elements: goals and objectives of victimological crime prevention; objects of positive influence and a system of subjects; measures of victimological crime prevention; mechanism of implementation of victimological crime prevention, the result of victimological crime prevention, reflecting the integrity of the process of victimological crime prevention. The final predicted result of the conceptual system should manifest in the unity and interrelation of three main functions of victimological crime prevention: the function of victimological preventive influence, the function of special (direct) victimological crime prevention, as well as the function of social assistance and legal protection of crime victims. The authors have studied specialized monographic literature and the practice of applying victimological methods of crime prevention. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the fact that it is the first special comprehensive study of the system of victimological crime prevention. The aim of the work is to develop, based on a comprehensive study of victimological crime prevention, a scientifically substantiated concept of strategy and tactics of victimological influence on criminal behavior. As a result of the study, the authors conclude that victimological crime prevention is necessary in order to exert maximum preventive and deterrent influence on criminogenic processes that contribute to increasing victimization levels and the development of victimization; to eliminate threats to the rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests of citizens.