The article is devoted to the study of the singularity phenomenon in the process of criminological analysis of social reality. The main regularities of singularity effects development at the individual and group levels, the specifics of the mentioned effects influence on social processes, social activity, human rights, crime, criminology security, crime counteraction, paculiarities of taking into account corresponding mechanisms while criminological analysis and forecasting. In particular, social processes, social activities, human rights, crime, criminology security, counteraction are social phenomena formed as a result of many events. These events replace meanings which by repeating, retransmitting and interpreting, merge into streams. The latter fall into rhizome fields of the collective consciousness. Thus, the singularity as a fundamental uncertainty and incompleteness of social entities, is a transparent, cleared of any restrictions consciousness (social and personal) create conditions for ubiquitous mystification and reality simulation with the help of the most effective instrument today − mythologemes. In modern society, every now and then there is an aggressive spread of individual ideas, assigning them an axiomatic status, and after with the help of these ideas a total programming of social behavior happens. At present, It is hardly possible to resist this process, it is that much inherent in modernity − postmodern society. At the same time, this process transforms postmodern society or at least ensures updating of its new modalities. By understanding the singularity mechanism, a criminologist may predict the outcome of resonant convergence and the time (expected) period of unexpected collapse of events (relativity) in certain states. The starting point in forecasting should become inner space of a phenomenon, which constantly or with increasing periodicity manifests itself in the outer space. Thus, it should not be about eradicating known, provocative events-singularities in order to preserve traditional relations, but the timely consideration and implementation of changes that will prevent unwanted social conflicts.
The current stage of criminological science development is characterized by increased attention of scholars and practitioners to the possibilities of scenario thinking. The main reason for applying scenario approach is the need to choose the method of action in a specific problem situation, to rationalize decisions while minimizing the risks. The conditions for the application of this method, including the field of combating crime, are its temporary and resource-based economy, simplicity of perception of scenario information, which does not require quantitative assessment of future events, the construction of mathematical models, etc. The specificity of the indicated approach consists in the simultaneous consideration of several development options with the opportunities and risks characteristic for each of them, with subjective and objective, internal and external factors, criteria and indicators. The analysis of the risk component plays the key role: most risks with timely and adequate attention lose their fatal nature and can serve to reveal new opportunities. The development of alternative future situations is an important stage of work, the content and quality of the scenarios depend on this. Based on several scenarios, one can develop an integrated strategy that works in all scenarios and ensures minimization of the risk regardless of the realization of future events. The main barriers to the widespread adoption of the scenario approach in the practice of combating crime are the following factors: 1) the objectively existing predominance of pessimistic scenarios in their total mass; 2) the lag of science from the needs of law enforcement practice, which, in turn, is late in responding to crime transformations; 3) subjective rejection of individual scientific and methodological innovations by managers and law enforcement officials; 4) the complicacy of conducting complex interdisciplinary research; 5) outermost subjection to impacts caused by public authorities actions; 6) the presence of an irrational component in the crime system.
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