Title of the article

State and Trends of Female Crime in Russia at the Present Stage

 Authors 

Gennadiy I. Molev — Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Law, Institute of Law, Penza State University, Candidate of law, Associate Professor, 40 Krasnaya Street, Penza, 440026, Russia, gmolev@mail.ru
Margarita S. Anisimova — Master Student, Institute of Law, Penza State University, 40 Krasnaya Street, Penza, 440026, Russia, msanisimova58@gmail.com

 Category 

CRIMINAL LAW, LAW ENFORCEMENT

Year,.Volume, Number 

2020, Vol. 8, № 4 (32)

 Pages 

99-107

 Article type 

Original article

 Index UDK 

343.914

 DOI 

10.21685/2307-9525-2020-8-4-12

 Abstract 

In this article, the authors give a criminological description of modern women's crime in the Russian Federation as a basis for the subsequent development of a system of measures for its prevention, prevention and counteraction. Quantitative indicators of the level of female crime over the past decade are given, which allow us to assess its trends and dynamics. Based on the specific features of women's crime, its structure is analyzed, which identifies self-serving and violent crimes, and names the types of crimes mainly committed by women, negative tendencies of female criminal behavior are emphasized. Authors argues that the convergence of the qualitative characteristics of female and male crime, increased violence in female crime, the strengthening of the professionalism and organization of the women's criminal environment, growth, recurrence, rejuvenation of the subjects of the crimes indicate the increased social danger of this phenomenon. Attention is drawn to the special danger of female alcoholism and drug addiction as aggravating attributes of female crime.

 Keywords 

criminological characteristics, women’s crime, statistical data, self-serving crimes, violent crimes, alcoholism, drug addiction

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Molev G.I., Anisimova M.S. State and Trends of Female Crime in Russia at the Present Stage. Electronic scientific journal «Science. Society. State», 2020, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 99-107, available at: http://esj.pnzgu.ru. DOI: 10.21685/2307-9525-2020-8-4-12. (In Russian).