Minsk, Belarus
The author considers the interindividual aspect of the system description of the criminal propensity of a person. Criminal propensity is described from two perspectives. From the external point of view, it is described as a phenomenon, and from the internal point of view, the author offers an essential, psychological characteristic. Characteristics of manifestation of criminal propensity are widely used in the practice of social work, including law enforcement practice. They are designed to display a set of parameters of such propensity as a potential phenomenon, indicating the type of crime that can be committed by an individual, and under what circumstances, as well as under which motivational and functional mental state it can be possible. As a conclusion, the author proposes a systematization of the explored characteristics and an array of the typological descriptions.
criminogenic personality, personality of offender, criminal propensity of personality, criminal behavior, conditions of manifestation of criminal propensity, personal acceptability of a criminal act
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