SOCIAL-WIDE PREVENTION MEASURES IN RELATION TO VANDALISM IN THE MODERN CONTEXT

Abstract

At the present stage of development of society, the problem of vandalism does not lose its relevance, but is actively developing, expressing itself in new forms (vandalism in relation to landscaping, outdoor lighting, and small architectural forms, vandalism in relation to Jewish monuments – anti-semitism). Nowadays, vandalism reigns in various spheres of public relations with the participation of all segments of the population, the legal nature of this phenomenon is constantly developing, improving, and does not correspond to the conventional legal interpretation. Thus, the purpose of the study is to consider and characterise measures of social-wide prevention aimed at effectively preventing the commission of vandalism in modern conditions. The methodological basis of the study consists of dialectical, formal logical, system and structural, and statistical methods. The theoretical basis of the study is the papers of Ukrainian and foreign researchers on the analysed negative social phenomenon and improving the effectiveness of countering it in Ukraine in the modern context. The study examines the issue of vandalism as an urgent problem of modern society, because in modern social conditions vandalism poses a real threat to the national security of the country and requires an urgent state response. The author formulated the definition of the concept of prevention of criminal offences related to vandalism, which fully reveals the structure of prevention, considering the significance and area of vandalism. During the study of the procedure for preventing vandalism, it was established that one of the areas of prevention in law enforcement activities are social-wide measures. It is determined that social-wide prevention, first of all, should be aimed at improving the well-being of the population through influencing social transformations that determine the social, economic, cultural and educational, ideological, legal, organisational and managerial existence of society. It is highlighted that the peculiarity of prevention measures in modern conditions is to consider all elements of criminal offences initiated on the grounds of committing acts of vandalism. The practical significance of the study is both theoretical and practical, because the described scientific provisions, individual generalisations, conclusions, and recommendations can be used in the future in research and in the educational process, because today there is a tendency to a comprehensive study of vandalism to improve the effective mechanism for preventing it