Characterization of the Distinction between Hooliganism in Criminal and Administrative Law

Abstract

The article considers the concept of hooliganism, types of liability. The author made a distinction between hooliganism in criminal and administrative law. The peculiarities of criminal and administrative responsibility for hooligan actions were analyzed. Distinctive features of responsibility for actions of a hooligan nature in administrative law and criminal law are described. In practice, law enforcement officers have difficulties in delimiting petty hooliganism (Article 20.1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation) from hooliganism (Article 213 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). This explains the need to continue to study the topic. The purpose is to distinguish the crime of hooliganism from the administrative offense of “petty hooliganism”. Research methods: The methodological basis of the study is the universal dialectical method, the system method, and the comparative legal method. Results: The author gives distinctive features of the corpus delicti (Article 213 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and administrative offense (Article 20.1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation). Conclusions: The author concludes that these acts differ in the object of the attack, the degree of public danger, as well as the types of punishment.