“AUE” Extremist Criminal Community

Abstract

Introduction. The recognition by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of the youth movement “AUE” as an extremist organization requires criminological analysis, both from the point of view of the social conditionality of a socially dangerous phenomenon, and in terms of possible criminal planning. Purpose. The goal is to consider the development of the criminal community of AUE and show what exactly determines the degree and scale of its criminality, to suggest the main directions of the strategy for countering this phenomenon. Methodology. Historical, systematic, and logical research methods are used. Results. In the historical context, the abbreviation “AUE” has several interpretations. One of them is indicated in the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. The second sounds like this: “the convict way of life is one”, the third - “the convict urkagan unity”. In any case, we are talking about the spread of criminal ideology, which for a long time in Russia was not only ignored, but even “attached” to it in the form of perception and widespread use of Argo by professional criminals in the media. Within the framework of its activities and in its interests, members of the “AUE” committed extremist offenses, as well as mass riots. The movement's activities based on criminal and extremist ideology pose a real threat to the life and health of citizens, society and the state. The lack of attention of law enforcement agencies to this problem allowed the Association “AUE” to involve hundreds of thousands (and by some estimates - millions) of young people in its ranks and take root in the information and network space. The fascination with the younger generations ideas of the “AUE” is a natural result of the marginalization of the population, its sharp differentiation in access to standards of modern civilization, the result of the masses of poor, downtrodden people (F. M. Dostoevsky), located on the periphery of the living space - in the social and territorial dimensions. There is reason to believe that the emergence of the Association “AUE” is one of the embodiments of criminal design carried out by the criminal community of “thieves in law”. Conclusion. Association “AUE” corresponds to the characteristics of an extremist community. However, the strategy to counter this phenomenon should follow a certain order. First of all, it is necessary to block the trend of marginalization of the population. Second of all, it is necessary to establish special control over those objects where criminal ideology is especially actively implanted. The third is to ensure effective monitoring of social networks. And only in the fourth - to address the application of criminal law.