Classification of the types of criminal acts constituting non-fulfillment of the responsibilities for the upbringing of a minor

Introduction: at the present stage of the development of criminal law science in the works of the scientists and in law enforcement sources, there are facts of mixing the concepts of «types», «forms» and «methods» in relation to the events of crimes and in the process of describing the corresponding criminal acts. This practice often leads to confusion of related categories and substitution of concepts, significantly complicating the procedure for the qualification of crimes and making it difficult to establish the actual degree and nature of their public danger. The crimes provided for in Article 156 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation are no exception. In this connection, it is necessary to formulate and substantiate scientifically based conclusions allowing to resolve the described problem situation. Research methods: carrying out the author’s large-scale generalisation of materials of investigative and judicial practice in cases of non-fulfillment of duties for the upbringing of minors connected with abuse; analysis of the provisions of the current legislation, comparison of the empirical data obtained. Results: the forms of committing crimes provided by article 156 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation are indicated; the author’s classification of the types of acts within each of the forms is presented; the statement that the specific type of committed acts is the main criterion of public danger of the crimes under consideration is substantiated.