Protecting Vulnerable Groups of Citizens from Extremist Crimes: Theoretical and Practical Aspects

This article is devoted to the problems of countering extremist crimes and, in particular, issues of protecting the most vulnerable groups of citizens from this type of crime. The issues of forming various approaches to understanding the definition of “extremism” were considered, definitions of domestic legislation on countering extremism were analyzed, recommendations were given on possible ways to improve it. The issues of the presence of similar regulatory legal acts and legislative structures in foreign practice were touched upon, conclusions were drawn on similarities and differences in the understanding and explanation of the concept of “extremism.” References to current foreign studies on the subject of this work are given . The article defines the concept of interfaith and interethnic harmony, considers their role in countering the ideology of terrorism and extremism. It is concluded that an adequate state policy in the field of countering extremism allows achieving a high level of interethnic and interfaith harmony. Using the example of some religious organization banned in the Russian Federation, as well as the problems of bringing to justice for likes and reposts of materials related to religion, the author considers the negative consequences of disproportionate and excessively strict state policy in the field of countering extremism and suggests changes to the current legal regulation in this area in order to optimize this policy.