CONCEPTS, GROUNDS, AND CRITERIA OF CRIMINALIZATION AS A METHOD OF CRIMINAL POLICY

The author, based on a theoretical analysis of the main approaches to understanding concepts “method criminal policy” and “criminalization” their basic characteristics, defines “ground” “criterion” criminalization specifies content. Using logical-semantic comparative legal methods, it was established that ground for is cause, phenomenon makes specific act penal. Thus, socially dangerous behavior person must be subject prohibition, or property cause significant harm social values; criteria are grounds assessing, determining, measuring, is, values parameters which make particular study other characteristics (conditions, principles, etc.) as method policy also seems promising.