A concept and causes of extremism
The relevance of the topic is due to the need for a detailed study of extremism, the causes that give rise to it, because in modern Russia extremist crimes (as well as its extreme expression - terrorism) have become almost the main threat to man and society, which is confirmed by statistical data on the state, structure of such crimes and their dynamics in the period from 2016 to 2020, for 9 months of 2021. The authors note that social tension and extremist manifestations are generated not only and not so much by the fact of people of different nationalities and religious affiliation living together, but by their lifestyle and the level of their material prosperity. The subject of the study is extremism, and the object is social relations arising within the framework of countering extremist crimes, including the norms of criminal and administrative legislation aimed at preventing extremism. The purpose of the work is a theoretical analysis of the essence of extremism, the definition and development of effective measures to counter extremist crimes. The authors of the article highlighted some of the reasons contributing to the manifestation of extremism. The methodological basis of the study is the complex and systematic approaches presented in Russian criminology. Research methods - theoretical analysis, synthesis, generalization. The legal basis of the study is the current regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation, in particular criminal legislation, administrative legislation, other laws and regulations, departmental regulations.