SYNERGY OF THE CRIMINOLOGICAL SPACE

Abstract

Synergy implies the «merging of energies» as the evolution of a system occurs through all its elements interaction, regardless of how small their role may seem in the overall functioning of the system. The fundamental synergy postulate is the concept of the spontaneous emergence of order and organization from chaos through internal systemic self-organization and exchange with the external environment. Moreover, the system development is depicted as a succession of ordered and chaotic states, facilitating the system adaptation and self-preservation, progressing through stages of intensification to reach a new level of existence. Notably, the synergistic direction is also referred to as systemic-dynamic, and it represents the most challenging component of the criminological area, offering the most expressive portrayal of its content, which, however, contemporary researchers either refute or disregard.
 This article is to define this phenomenon, providing the criminological discourse as a synergistic system — a system of meanings within the criminological area that self-organizes, taking shape through their linguistic expression and mobilizing the functional potential of all elements on the path toward the attractor (cognitive goal). Conclusion: It can be argued that the intentional, purposeful expression of specific ideas by a criminologist simultaneously initiates processes of functional self-organization within the criminological discourse system. This is because the recipient’s perception of the idea occurs not so much as a sequential (chain-like) addition of unfolding semantic components but as an accumulation and integration into a unified, multidimensional criminological area.