Пенитенциарный экстремизм: современный вектор развития научной мысли в социально-гуманитарных науках

phd in law,  

associate professor at the state and legal disciplines department 

(Samara law institute of the FPS of Russia), 

e-mail: yavorm@mail.ru 

PRISON EXTREMISM: MODERN VECTOR  

OF DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT  

IN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 

Abstract: the aim of the article is to study the problems of analysis of counteraction to extremism in the 

institutions executing criminal penalties of imprisonment. The author gives a generalized description of the 

main directions of development of the modern theory and practice to counter extremism in prisons. Based 

on the content analysis of studies on the radicalization in prisons, as well as the publication activity of 

Russian and foreign scientists and experts, proposed periodization main stages of the development of 

scientific research in this field. Researchers agree that in the present conditions the most important areas of 

social and law enforcement in the context of penitentiaries to counter extremism is to minimize or 

eliminate the causes and conditions of its distribution in places of detention, as well as the negative 

consequences of the radicalization of prisoners. 

The author points out that many aspects of this topic are poorly understood and require further development. 

The work is aimed at further comprehensive study of methodological, institutional and legal frameworks to 

counter extremism in prisons, as one of the directions of the national security state.