PETTY THEFT: CRIMINOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE IDENTITY OF THE CRIMINAL

Abstract

The proposed article examines the social conditionality of petty theft. Social conditionality is revealed through the analysis of the historical aspect, legislation of the Soviet and modern period. The study is aimed at determining the criminological characteristics of persons committing petty theft. Petty thefts are mostly committed for a selfish purpose, but they can also be committed «for the sake of inter-est». The criminological characteristics of persons committing petty theft formulated in the article provide an opportunity to determine the motivation for committing illegal acts, as well as the peculiarities of behavior in preparation, commission of petty theft and after it.