Features of the personality of a professional criminal

One of the types of preventive methods in criminology is the analysis of the criminal as a subject of criminal behavior and the characteristics of his personality. When studying the personality of a professional criminal, it is necessary to pay attention to the totality of his inherent properties and characteristics. It is necessary to study the socio-demographic, moral-psychological and criminal-legal properties of a professional criminal. Considering the criminological characteristics of the personality of a professional criminal, it is necessary to take into account that a professional criminal sets himself a specific goal in committing various crimes. The analysis of the age, gender, educational characteristics and social status of professional criminals contributes to increasing the level of efficiency of the activities of the internal affairs bodies in the detection and investigation of crimes.