ABOUT THE PSYCHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF THE CRIMINAL'S PERSONALITY
The activities of law enforcement officers are associated with direct interaction with the criminal environment. One of the subjects of the criminal environment is the identity of the offender. The article discusses the concept of the personality of a criminal from the point of view of various scientific directions. Behavioral manifestations of the offender's personality are analyzed, which include: the presence of a potential threat to society; the presence of formed ideas and interests; features of adaptation in the social environment; the presence of signs of aggressive behavior; severity of arbitrariness / involuntary behavioral reactions); the presence of socially approved life goals; level of development of legal consciousness; features of the communicative sphere. In the course of the study, the author comes to the conclusion that the main qualities of the criminal's personality are manifested in the behavioral sphere. One of the main tasks of law enforcement officers is the ability to differentiate the presence of signs of criminal behavior in potential violators. Timely identification of persons whose characteristics correlate with the personality of a typical criminal can contribute to the prevention of criminal behavior.