On the Issue of Physical and Mental Violence as a Method of Committing a Crime
In the age of availability of information sources, unimpeded movement of information flows, including negative content, the probability of committing crimes is facilitated by influencing the state of mind of a person in the absence of a real contact. Psychological safety of people is put at risk, therefore, the issue of mental violence against people, informational influence on them requires increased attention, including as a way to commit a crime. To prevent mental violence, the authors come to the conclusion that it is necessary to take measures to create an atmosphere of intolerance towards mental violence in social institutions, to organize public monitoring, and to create psychological support groups for victims and groups to work with aggressors.