Correlation of provocation of a crime and complicity

Introduction: the article is devoted to the correlation of the provocation of a crime and the institution of complicity on the basis of objective and subjective signs of the phenomena under consideration. Materials and Methods: within the framework of the conducted research, the author applied historical, comparative, system-structural, logical, technical and legal methods of scientific research, analysis of theoretical sources and normative legal acts. Results: the author studies the positions of specialists in the field of criminal law on the problem posed, on the basis of which it is concluded that there are no similar subjective signs of the studied institutions of criminal law. Discussion and Conclusions: the author comes to the conclusion that it is impossible to qualify the actions of the provocateur in accordance with the norms on complicity, in connection with which it is indicated that it is necessary to criminalize responsibility for the provocation of any crime.