Juvenile delinquency as the “personnel basis” of professional crime in Russia

Relevance. The process of determining professional criminality is complex and multifaceted. “Traditional” criminals embark on the criminal path of a professional criminal due to the impact of many reasons developing in different spheres of life (socio-economic, spiritual, political), while the most controversial issue is the formation of the “personnel base” of professional crime as a whole. The answer to this question will make it possible to develop a truly effective system for countering the process of determining criminal professionalism and identify measures to prevent professional crime as a modern threat to society and the state. The purpose to identify the interdependence of juvenile delinquency and professional delinquency in the context of the transformation of Russian society and the state and to make recommendations on countering the criminal phenomenon under consideration, taking into account the identified relationships. Objectives: to assess the process of forming the “personnel base” of professional crime in Russia in historical retrospect; to analyze the current impact of domestic juvenile delinquency on professional crime; to determine the directions of countering modern professional crime in Russia, taking into account the formation of its “personnel base” among juvenile offenders. Methodology. The work used such general and specially scientific research methods as historical-legal, comparative-legal, the method of analysis, synthesis, generalization. The results of the study. The results of the study. It is determined that juvenile delinquency in different historical periods of the development of the Russian state (including in modern times) is the “personnel base” of professional crime. As a result, criminalization of the environment of minors automatically leads to self-determination of the community of professional criminals. Conclusion. Due to the perception by “professionals” of juvenile delinquents as future “colleagues” in the criminal “craft” in order to counter this type of crime, it is necessary to use both traditional measures to combat this dangerous antisocial phenomenon and special measures to prevent the involvement of children and adolescents in professional criminal activities.