Modern View of System of Crime Prevention Subjects

Abstract

The article carries out a system-structural analysis of crime prevention subjects as a basic criminological category. The main scientific approaches to the definition of crime prevention subjects have been defined and analysed: as a collection of crime prevention subjects and as a corresponding system of these subjects. Expediency of subjects’ consideration operating in the sphere of crime prevention as a socially determined hierarchical system has been argued. It has been proved that systematic approach to solving this issue allows to determine the place and role of the specified subjects in the general structure of crime prevention, to outline their functional connections, overcome the possible duplication of performed functions and if it is necessary to strengthen the influence on a certain segment of criminogenic factors. The role of citizens as autonomous subjects of crime prevention has been analysed. Expediency of including citizens in the system of crime prevention subjects through the category of citizenship, which in the studied aspect is proposed to be understood as the internal conscientious attitude of a person to the fulfillment of their civic duty in the field of crime prevention, has been determined. The article develops the author’s understanding of the concepts of the subject of crime prevention and the system of crime prevention subjects. The aim of the article is to develop one’s own understanding of the concepts of crime prevention subjects and the system of crime prevention subjects that meet today’s needs. Set of general scientific and special scientific methods of cognition was used for achieving the goal and objectives. The starting point was the dialectical method, according to which all the problematic issues that will be addressed in this article are presented in the form of unity of their content and legal form. The logical and semantic method was used for defining and deepening the conceptual apparatus; sociological (study of official, scientific and bibliographic sources) – while collecting and accumulating scientific information about the object and subject of the research; logical and legal – while developing scientifically substantiated proposals for improvement of current legislation, etc. Keywords: citizens, citizen control, civic duty, crime prevention, subject of crime prevention, system of crime prevention subjects