Criminological analysis of extremism among youth at the present stage of society development

Extremist offenses are considered as the most socially dangerous acts, often causing a public outcry, because as a result of their commission, first of all, the constitutional human right protected by law, provided for in the norms of Article 19 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, to protect “the equality of his rights and freedoms regardless of gender, race, nationality, language, is affected of origin, property and official status, place of residence, attitude to religion, beliefs, membership in public associations, as well as other circumstances”. Worryingly, in this case, the penetration of extremist manifestations and views with their projection onto society serves as a catalyst for the substitution of foundations in society - traditional cultural values are being destroyed, and there is also a slow denial of already existing values in society. The article is devoted to the social and criminological analysis of extremist crimes, with the definition of criminological indicators of extremism among young people, the study of the criminological characteristics of personality and the determinants of extremism at the present stage of society development. The issues related to the study of the concept, essence and main forms of extremism among young people, taking into account the modern realities of society development, are touched upon.