ANALYSIS OF THE REASONS THAT AFFECT THE CRIME RATE DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Hanna BIDNIAK, Daria ORHIYETS

BIDNIAK H., ORHIYETS D. (2022), ANALYSIS OF THE REASONS THAT AFFECT THE CRIME RATE DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC; Scientific Bulletin of Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affairs, Special Issue № 1, 263-269

DOI: 10.31733/2078-3566-2022-5-263-269

 

ABSTRACT. The scientific article focuses on solving the current scientific problem of studying the causes of crime dynamics during quarantine restrictions and ways to prevent them in Ukraine. The research was based on legislative and scientific sources, the analysis of which made it possible to reach certain conclusions.

In the work, an attempt was made to systematize the reasons that affect the dynamics of indicators of various types of offenses during the coronavirus pandemic. It was emphasized that the quarantine restrictions had an effect on the increase in the number of cases of domestic violence, online fraud, Internet trends of dangerous content, falsification of medicines and administrative offenses, however, the number of pickpocketing, hooliganism, and vandalism decreased.

Keywords: coronavirus, COVID-19, quarantine, pandemic, forensic prevention, offense.

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