Problems of the qualification of hooliganism as crimes against public security and public order

In modern society, great importance is attached to ensuring public safety and protecting public order. With due provision of public order, stability and tranquility in public places, most of the subjective rights of man and citizen are realized. The public danger of crimes against public safety and public order is quite high, which is directly determined by the specifics of the object of encroachment. The most common offense that infringes on public order is hooliganism, the qualification of which is fraught with difficulties. The problems of qualifying hooliganism as a crime against public safety and public order are due to the imperfection of the criminal law, expressed in insufficient regulation of the objective side of this crime, as well as in the difficulty of distinguishing hooliganism with other similar crimes. In the article, the authors present statistical data indicating a decrease in the number of persons convicted of hooliganism, however, it is noted that the need for the use of preventive measures still persists. The authors focus on the absence of a legal definition of "public place", which causes difficulties in understanding it when qualifying illegal actions, in connection with which the expediency of its legislative consolidation is substantiated. As a result of the study, the authors conclude that it is necessary to pay special attention to the method of committing a crime when considering criminal cases of hooliganism, which will increase the effectiveness of the application of this rule in practice.

public order, hooliganism, public safety, wrongfulness, punishment, criminal responsibility