Formation of the methodology of criminology as scientific knowledge

This article shows the formation of the methodology of criminology as a scientific knowledge. The main stages of the development of the methodology of criminalistics are considered, which primarily includes the definition of such concepts as the subject, tasks, objects, principles of the development of scientific knowledge. The article is presented within the framework of the competition for grant funding for scientific and (or) scientific and technical projects for 2024–2026 (EOM RK) «IRN: AP23485634 Modern transformation of Kazakhstan’s penitentiary system through the mechanism of public-private partnership».