Koziychuk Pavel Nikolaevich Kuznetsov Evgeny Viktorovich

The concept of “ethnic crime” is examined. The characteristic features and peculiarities of its organized forms are highlighted. It is concluded that, from the point of view of crime registration, ethnic crime should be considered as an organized group of individuals consisting of foreign citizens, stateless persons, or citizens of the Russian Federation who are not of the same nationality as the territory of their residence, who have come together to commit one or more crimes. The historical background and social conditions that contribute to the formation of ethnic criminal groups are also examined. Attention is drawn to the annual increase in the number of crimes committed by members of ethnic organized groups and communities. Data is provided on the main types of crimes committed by representatives of ethnic crime.

ethnic crime, organized ethnic crime groups, ethnic formations, organized crime, criminal communities, diasporas, ethnic communities, ethnic enclaves, migration, countering ethnic crime, crime prevention, and crime detection

Koziychuk Pavel Nikolaevich – Lecturer at the Department of Operational Investigative Activities and Special Equipment in Law Enforcement Agencies, East Siberian Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (110, Lermontov st., Irkutsk, 664074, Russian Federation), RSCI Author ID: 1158307, ORCID: 0000-0002-4918-2250, e-mail: gfif200788@yandex.ru

Kuznetsov Evgeny Viktorovich – Candidate of Juridical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Judicial Law, Law Institute, Irkutsk State University (1, K. Marx st., Irkutsk, 664003, Russian Federation), RSCI Author ID: 212790, ORCID: 0000-0002-0615-1251, е-mail: kev300579@gmail.com

Koziychuk P. N., Kuznetsov E. V. Etnicheskaya prestupnost': ponyatie, harakteristika, usloviya formirovaniya, dinamika i struktura [Ethnic crime: definition, characteristics, conditions of formation, dynamics, and structure] Sibirskij yuridicheskij vestnik [Siberian Law Herald]. 2025, no 3(110), pp. 77–88. – DOI 10.26516/2071-8136.2025.3.77 (in Russian)

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