Review of the international dispute “Crimes of migration processes” held on 25 may 2018 by Saint Petersburg international criminological club

• Main Author: Andrey P. Danilov
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tatar Educational Center "TAGLIMAT" Ltd. 2018-09-01
• Series: Aktualʹnye Problemy Èkonomiki i Prava
• Subjects: Migration
• Online Access: http://apel.ieml.ru/storage/archive_articles/9868.pdf
• ISSN: 1993-047X; 2410-0390

Objective to acquaint a wide range of readers with the problem of crime of modern migration processes and the views of Russian and foreign criminologists on it. Methods dialectical approach to the cognition of social phenomena determined the following research methods analysis synthesis comparison formallegal and comparativelegal methods. Results the article presents the main reports made at the International Scientific Conference S.M. Inshakov P.A. Kabanov H. Kuri V.N. Fadeev D.A. Shestakov and other scholars which affect the assessment of crime in the global migration processes today. The speakers present different views on the criminal component of migration processes in the modern society including the increased victimization of migrants as the least protected group of the population. The presentations expressed divergent views on the impact of migration on crime and victimization in society but the contradictions in the views of the speakers did not prevent the conclusion that states should pursue a balanced migration policy taking into account their own national interests. Scientific novelty the impact of migration processes on the state of crime and victimization in society was for the first time discussed at the meetings of the St. Petersburg International Criminological Club with the participation of representatives of foreign criminological organizations. As a result many criminological approaches have been established to the state migration policy aimed at reducing criminal activity and criminal victimization of migrants. The club meeting allows drawing the following conclusions a the impact of migration processes on various aspects of modern society is obvious. This impact is both positive as the natural redistribution of labor resources and negative increasing the criminality of social relations b to reduce the risks of criminalization of social relations the world community needs a unified coordinated migration policy c the causes of migration processes and the causes of crime are interrelated and interdependent. They feeding each other create an atmosphere of trouble and distrust in the state and public affairs. Practical significance the main provisions and conclusions of the review can be used in scientific educational law enforcement and lawmaking activities.