Abstract

The criminalisation of public relations, which is noticeable in many countries of the modern world, is acutely felt in Ukraine as well. Usually a citizen is defenceless against crime, and criminals are not always punished. This situation forces modern science to turn to understanding a number of current issues related to the causes and consequences of illegal behaviour, to identify ways to prevent it. This circumstance determines the relevance of the subject matter. The purpose of the study is to identify and characterise the causes of illegal behaviour and its consequences in the modern world, in Ukraine in particular. The scientific originality of the results allow expanding and refining knowledge about the causes of illegal behaviour. First of all, this applies to the reasons that are conditioned by the challenges and threats that are relevant in modern world. These include globalisation, artificial intelligence, the spread of viruses. The practical significance is that the laws and recommendations defined in the paper can be used both in the training of specialists in the specialty “law” and in practical activities to prevent illegal, in particular, criminal behaviour. As a result, the study came to the conclusion that the causes of illegal behaviour are mainly related to the acute contradictions of society itself, injustice and social inequality, which has always existed and exists now, total corruption. Psychological and biological factors that determine one or another behaviour in each case should also be taken into account. Questionable morality of public consumption has an extremely negative effect on behaviour. It can be argued that a person’s illegal behaviour is the result of a complex interaction of many factors, the action of which is mediated by specific relationships, the specific situation in which the person finds themself. Socially dangerous consequences of illegal behaviour can be crimes that cause real damage to public relations, which is expressed in a set of negative changes causally related to illegal behaviour, which affect the social, legal, economic, moral, and other values of society and the individual in particular. Civilised countries are able to control human behaviour and respond to the threats and challenges of today. Control over behaviour implies voluntary self-restriction of rights, but such self-restriction is necessary for the survival of mankind. It is necessary to change the system of values, moral and ethical norms adopted in society to reduce the manifestations of illegal behaviour. A holistic approach to neutralising the causes of illegal behaviour requires a social policy aimed at overcoming social injustice.