Իսրայելյան Գևորգ 019
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THE CRIMINOLOGICAL PORTRAIT OF THE PERSONALITY OF A CRIMINAL WHO COMMITS COMPUTER THEFT
IN THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
Israyelyan Gevorg
Candidate of Legal Sciences, Associate Professor,
Head of the Scientific Research Center of
Applied problems in criminology of
National Bureau of Expertises of
National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia,
Lecturer of the Law Department at Eurasia International University
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Summary: An analysis of statistical data in recent years has revealed a steady increase in computer theft. This indicates the need to activate the preventive effect. In order to ensure a preventive effect, in particular, for the organization of individual preventive work, it is necessary to carry out a study of the criminological components of these crimes, including the personality of a criminal.
The article presents the results of the author's study of a person who committed computer theft, based on data from 30 judicial acts adopted in 2019-2024. As a result of the study, the signs characterizing the structural elements of the criminal's personality and their criminological significance are revealed.
The results of the author's research prove that a person committing computer theft is generally characterized by criminal activity at a young age (24-40 years old), belonging to the male sex, Armenian nationality, citizenship of the Republic of Armenia, marital relations, low level of education, lack of permanent work, good information technology skills, committing a crime with selfish motives. These and other data characterizing the personality should be taken into account when determining the direction of individual prevention of these crimes, choosing a method and solving other organizational issues.
Key words: computer theft, criminal personality, criminological portrait.