On the Factors Activating the Growth of Extremism and Terrorism in Modern Conditions

The study of the problems and ways of counteracting the factors of activation of extremism and terrorism, especially among the youth, is an important task of law enforcement agencies. Today, when the world faced an increase in the number of terrorist and extremist threats, which are quite difficult to predict, the variety of forms of their manifestations, the transnational nature of the activities of extremist and terrorist organizations, there is a need to strengthen countermeasures, as the danger of terrorist organizations has gone far beyond the borders of a particular state. The objectives of this study are to analyze the causes of the growth of extremism and terrorism, where we should mention the important role of the decrease in the continuity of generations, the weakening of patriotism among the younger generation, whose representatives openly demonstrate an aversion to power and laws. They believe that the authorities are dictating unacceptable rules for their future life and are trying with all their might to oppress the interests of citizens. Therefore, fear for their future life encourages young people to go against the system, thereby trying to realize their ambitions, which result in aggression and various agitations. They begin to write about them, talk about them, fight them. And thus, becoming an object of attention, it begins to seem to young people that they dictate the rules and become significant people in society. Causing the impossibility of reconciling with modern realities, young people are trying to create their own. At the same time, technological progress and the development of information technologies also act as a source of extremist and terrorist provocation. The Internet has become one of the key factors activating the growth of extremism and terrorism. The abundance of web-sites, the number of which is growing every day, on which anyone can register without hindrance, today are a "hotbed" of propaganda of extremist and terrorist ideas. It has been established that the radicalization of young people that occurs in social networks is a global problem, to combat which considerable forces and resources of law enforcement agencies are thrown. The dominants put forward by them have a rather serious influence on their behavior, which consists in the forcible imposition of their ideas and their forcible implementation.

terrorism, extremism, radicalization, ideology of violence, counteraction, social networks