BULLYING AMONG MINORS AS ONE OF THE FACTORS OF THE FORMATION OF THE CRIMINAL’S PERSONALITY

Today bullying is one of the most common phenomena in schools around the world. To date, there is no single definition of school bullying in science. In the article, the author examines several common scientific opinions, deducing characteristic common points of contact. Focuses on the types of bullying, and also gives a classification to bullying participants. In addition, the author presents his interpretation of the definition of “bullying”. Reflecting on the consequences of bullying, he comes to the conclusion that bullying causes enormous damage to any of its participants. The negative consequences include a violation of social adaptation, a high level of anxiety, which entails depression in the victims, as well as feelings of impunity in the aggressor. In this regard, in modern criminology, bullying is actively studied as a phenomenon of prerequisites and a factor contributing to the commission of juvenile delinquency. The article also focuses on two facts of long-term dangerous consequences of bullying, such as the mass murder of children at school committed by victims of bullying, as well as suicides among minors. Thus, the author emphasizes the emerging need for the state to take measures aimed at preventing and controlling the manifestation of such socially negative aspects as bullying, bullying among children. Also by adopting appropriate amendments to the administrative and criminal legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.