Analysis identifies emotional development and trauma as influencing factors in sexual crimes by minors, highlighting a biopsychosocial approach.
In the context of rapid social change and the dynamic development of information technologies, the issues of protecting the rights and safety of minors are becoming particularly relevant. Crimes against the sexual inviolability of minors remain among the most complex and controversial issues in modern criminology, psychology, and sociology. These acts are characterized not only by a high degree of cruelty and violence, but also by deeply destructive consequences for the psychophysiological development of the victims, which necessitates a comprehensive interdisciplinary analysis. The purpose of the study is a comprehensive study of the phenomenon of sexual crimes against minors, with an emphasis on identifying internal psychological mechanisms, social determinants and the influence of the digital environment on the formation of deviant behavior. Modern research makes it possible to identify a complex of biopsychosocial factors that play a decisive role in shaping the psychopathological characteristics contributing to the commission of crimes against the sexual inviolability of minors. Scientific concepts such as social learning theory, psychodynamic approaches, the cognitive-behavioral model, and neurobiological studies show that the disruption of normal mechanisms of emotional and moral development often arises from a complex interaction of genetic predispositions, early childhood trauma, and adverse social conditions.
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