organized group

Abstract. The article is devoted to the delimitation of the concepts of a group of persons by prior agreement, a group of persons and an organized group. It is proved that a lot of difficulties in legal science are caused by the distinction between a group of persons by prior conspiracy and an organized group. In view of this, we consider it expedient to establish differences between these forms of complicity through the disclosure of the characteristics of a group of persons by prior agreement and an organized group.

The article is devoted to the analysis of the question of classification of forms of complicity in crime. It is stated that modern criminal law is quite far from solving the question of a unified approach to the classification of forms of complicity. The current Criminal Code of Ukraine was not able to completely remove the said dispute.

The question of origin and activity of the organized criminal groups is considered in the article. Certain basic tendencies of forming of criminal groups and their criminal activity. Separate historical sources and normatively-legal acts are investigational that defined the concept of the organized criminal groups. Basic progress of the organized forms of criminality trends are outlined.