GEVORG ISRAYELYAN

Candidate of Legal Sciences, Associate Professor,

Head of the Scientific Research Center of Applied Problems in Criminology of

National Bureau of Expertises of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia,

Lecturer at Eurasia International University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59546/18290744-2025.1-3-87

Annotation.

An analysis of statistical data in recent years has revealed a steady increase in crimes against legitimate weapons trafficking. This indicates the need to activate the preventive effect. In order to ensure a preventive effect, in particular, for the organization of individual preventive work, it is necessary to carry out a study of the criminological components of these crimes, including the personality of a criminal.

The article presents the results of a study conducted by the author of a person who has committed crimes against the legitimate trafficking of weapons, based on data from 50 judicial acts adopted in 2023-2024. As a result of the research, the signs characterizing the structural elements of the criminal’s personality and their criminological significance are revealed.

The results of the author’s research prove that a person who commits crimes against the legitimate trafficking of weapons is generally characterized by criminal activity at a young age (25-50 years old), belonging to the male sex, Armenian nationality, citizenship of the Republic of Armenia, marital relations, low level of education, lack of permanent employment, committing crimes motivated by possession of weapons and self-affirmation. These and other data characterizing the offender should be taken into account when determining the direction of individual prevention of the above-mentioned crimes, choosing a method and solving other organizational issues.

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