THE CONCEPT AND ESSENCE OF THE CRIMINAL PERSONALITY IN POSTMODERN SOCIETY

The objective of the research is to analyze and comprehend the concept and essence of the criminal personality, as well as its transformation in postmodern society, with the goal of enhancing more effective crime prevention. This research can make a valuable contribution to criminology, sociology and psychology by elucidating the influence of social, cultural, biological, and psychological factors on the motivation and behavior of criminals. The research tasks involve analyzing the role of the criminal personality in the genesis of criminal offences. Uncovering and understanding this aspect is essential in the process of preventing and combating criminal offenses. The innovation of the research lies in its concentration on the mechanism of the formation of the criminal personality in the conditions of postmodern society within the crime prevention system. Postmodernism entails significant changes in social, economic and technological domains that can impact human behavior and values. The research's approach will facilitate a profound comprehension of how postmodern society affects the potential formation of personalities predisposed to criminal behavior. The research may reveal new psychological, social and cultural factors that amplify the risk of committing criminal offenses in contemporary conditions. The outcomes of the research can aid in developing more pertinent and relevant and effective strategies for preventing criminal offenses in the context of postmodern society.
Theoretical and empirical methods will provide a comprehensive insight and understanding of the formation of the criminal personality and the factors that influence it, enabling the identification of both shared and distinctive features across different countries and approaches.