Criminological Analysis of Determinants of Criminal behavior

Abstract

Understanding the essence of the criminogenic contamination of the person and the ways and possibilities of influencing it is a key to increasing the effectiveness of preventive activities of society and the state in order to reduce the likelihood of committing a criminal offense. This article analyzes the process of determination of criminal conduct. The empirical basis of the scientific article was the provisions of normative legal acts of Ukraine, the provisions of international law, in particular, regarding the determinants of criminal behavior of a person. During the study, general scientific methods of analysis and synthesis, a historical and systemic approach were used. The authors argue that the reasons for criminal conduct are individual and can vary significantly on a case‑by‑case basis. Its dependence on both biological and social factors is stated. The combination of pathological heredity, social environment, and political and economic factors can cause criminal behavior. At the same time, the psychological aspects of illegal acts are taken into account within almost all criminological theories to a greater or lesser extent. As a result, it is possible to answer a number of questions about the determination and nature of criminal behavior, the reasons for the commission of criminal offenses, the peculiarities of the functioning of the mental sphere, psychological problems, complexes, etc. This research can be useful when improving the methods of crime prevention, identifying offenders, and investigating criminal cases. It was concluded that the processes and phenomena of the own organism and the surrounding reality are perceived and refracted through the psyche of the person himself, that is, subjective.