Historical aspects of criminalization of creation, management and participation in criminal communities, organizations and other associations

In the article, the author highlights the historical aspects and stages of criminalization of the creation, management and participation in criminal communities, organizations and other associations against the background of the evolution of the criminal law institution of complicity in crime. At the first stage, the legislator identified crimes committed by one person and crimes committed as part of a group of persons.at the second stage, various types of criminal groups and associations (osprey, gang, gang, conspiracy) were identified. The third stage was characterized by the establishment of a criterion for distinguishing criminal associations in the form of the purpose of their creation. At the fourth stage, a modern institution of complicity in crime was formed, on the basis of which the organization of criminal, terrorist and extremist communities, as well as terrorist, extremist and non-profit organizations and other associations (gangs, illegal armed groups) was criminalized.