DETERMINANTS OF FAILURE TO REPORT A CRIME
Background: the relevance of the topic lies in the fact that failure to report a crime creates conditions for terrorist crimes, complicates the activities of law enforcement agencies aimed at suppressing and uncovering crimes of a terrorist nature, is one of the evidences of a low level of legal awareness in society. Objective: the main objective of the work is to identify the personal characteristics that are determinant for concealment of information about terrorist crimes and failure to report them. to establish the determinants of the commission of this crime, to propose measures to combat this negative social phenomenon. Methodology: method of analysis. Results: scientific papers containing information on the determinants of terrorist crime and data on the judicial department’s criminal record were analyzed, as well as sentences under Art. 205.6. of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Conclusions: the majority of those convicted under Article 205.6 of the Criminal Code of the RF are men, able-bodied, unemployed and not studying at the age of 18-24. The main reasons for non-reporting of crimes are: spread of extremist ideas in society; ignorance of the obligation to report terrorist activity; group egoism; activities of jamaats; youth unemployment; illegal migration; low quality of humanitarian subjects and vocational guidance work in schools. Measures to counteract non-reporting of crimes could include: informing the population about the obligation to report terrorist activity, popularizing working professions, and improving the quality of humanities teaching in schools.