Journal section ACTUAL ISSUES IN JURISPRUDENCE
The mechanism of committing mass disorders in the institutions providing custody for convicts, suspects and the accused in commission of crime
The article is devoted to the consideration of the crime commission devices on the
example of the mechanism of committing mass disorders in prisons. The author presents
his definition of a ”mechanism of crime” and specifies its basic elements. Taking into
account the common understanding of the mechanism of crime and on the basis of
the examined materials of criminal cases the author discloses the aims and stages of
committing mass disorders in prisons. The tasks that should be resolved by the penal
officers in such situations are defined as well.
Keywords: mass disorders; the mechanism of crime; correctional facility; criminal group
заведующий криминалистической лабораторией Академии Генеральной прокуратуры Российской Федерации, доктор юридических наук, профессор, заслуженный юрист Российской Федерации
, e-mail amkustov@bk.ru
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