Personality of a criminal committing crimes in digital space
The article deals with the issues of characteristics of a person who commits crimes in the digital space. It is noted that the current criminological situation in the Russian Federation makes it necessary to significantly reorient the activities of law enforcement agencies to ensure the safety of the individual, society and the state in the context of the development of digitalization. To understand the structure of a criminal's personality, it is necessary to give it a criminal law, socio-demographic and moral-psychological characteristics. There are four types of digital criminals: mercenary, prestigious, violent and sexual. The motives for committing the crimes under consideration are analyzed. In conclusion, the authors come to the conclusion that the study of the special personality traits of criminals who commit crimes in the digital space, and the systematization of the information obtained is the most important forensic task, which must be carried out continuously in connection with the constant development of this type of crime.