ON THE ESSENCE OF CRIMINOLOGICAL DETERMINATION
Rubrics: CRIMINAL LEGAL SCIENCES
Authors:
1.
Moskovskiy universitet MVD Rossii imeni V.Ya. Kikotya
Type:
Article
Pages:
from 175
to 181
Status:
Published
Received:
16.12.2025
Accepted:
10.02.2026
Published:
10.02.2026
Subject area:
VAK Russia 5.1.4
UDC 34
UDC 34
Language:
Russian
Keywords:
criminological determination, social psychology, social determination, universal connection of phenomena, general, specific, determinants, correlates, correlation, factors.
Abstract:
The article is devoted to revealing the essence of the concepts of «determination» and «causality», which are mistakenly used as identical in their meaning in today's criminological literature. The term «determination» first appeared in criminological sources in N.F. Kuznetsova's monograph «Problems of Criminological Determination» (1984). In today's apolitical environment, which has developed in all fields of science, this work has lost its relevance. The subject of modern criminology is the metaphysical personality of a person who has committed a crime. In this regard, the purpose of this article is to reveal the essence of the term «determination» and similar words such as «determinants» and «determine», which do not correspond to the content of modern criminology.
The article is devoted to revealing the essence of the concepts of «determination» and «causality», which are mistakenly used as identical in their meaning in today's criminological literature. The term «determination» first appeared in criminological sources in N.F. Kuznetsova's monograph «Problems of Criminological Determination» (1984). In today's apolitical environment, which has developed in all fields of science, this work has lost its relevance. The subject of modern criminology is the metaphysical personality of a person who has committed a crime. In this regard, the purpose of this article is to reveal the essence of the term «determination» and similar words such as «determinants» and «determine», which do not correspond to the content of modern criminology.
Keywords:
criminological determination, social psychology, social determination, universal connection of phenomena, general, specific, determinants, correlates, correlation, factors.
criminological determination, social psychology, social determination, universal connection of phenomena, general, specific, determinants, correlates, correlation, factors.
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