Features of organization and functioning of web-sites on AUE , their role in developing sociopathic and unlawful attitudes in adolescents and youth

• Main Authors: Anna A. Glukhova, Dmitriy A. Shpilev
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tatar Educational Center "TAGLIMAT" Ltd. 2019-12-01
• Series: Aktualʹnye Problemy Èkonomiki i Prava
• Subjects: criminal law and criminology
• Online Access: http://apel.ieml.ru/storage/archive_articles/9941.pdf

Objective to identify and describe the main topics discussed by moderators and visitors of sites dedicated to the topic of AUE1 in ldquoVkontakterdquo social network to classify the techniques used by moderators to reduce the level of critical perception of the information offered to adolescents. nbsp Methods dialectical approach to the cognition of social phenomena allowing to analyze them in the historical development and functioning in the context of a set of objective and subjective factors which determined the choice of the following research methods formallogical comparativelegal sociological methods. Results using intentanalysis of more than six thousand extracts from the sites dedicated to AUE in ldquoVkontakterdquo social network the author identified five main methods used by the moderators 1 substitution of traditional values with the criminal world ideology 2 promotion of sociopathic attitudes 3 forcing the user to register on the site 4 promotion of aggressive behavior 5 development of persistent ironic negative attitude towards representatives of the lawenforcement system. With the help of content analysis ten main themes plots presented on AUE sites are identified 1 the value of wealth and health onersquos own and relativesrsquo 2 promotion of a healthy lifestyle 3 gratitude to parents God people around 4 life path fate forgiveness 5 love loyalty and hatred 6 honor and dignity 7 combating struggling for the first place in life and onersquos values 8 relationship between sexual behavior love and money 9 life choices and mistakes 10 criminal customs. Scientific novelty for the first time the article considers the role of moderators of groups and sites devoted to the subject of AUE describes the main methods of their work allowing to form clear sociopathic antilegal attitudes among visitors of sites to change the system of values the main topics are listed and analyzed that are repeated in almost all groups and sites with stable correlations. Practical significance the main provisions and conclusions of the article can be used in scientific pedagogical and lawenforcement activities when considering and studying the issues related to the improvement of the crime prevention system.