The State of Scientific Research of Crime in the Family Sphere

The article reveals the need to study crime in the family sphere in the works of Ukrainian scientists. This can be explained by the fact that it is criminological science that investigates such crime as a system with exceptionally complex types of criminal offenses committed by the offender during their common life. So, there is a significant need for a scientifically based and comprehensive analysis of this crime and the development of effective forms and methods of its prevention, because the family is constantly in social relations with the state and its institutions. These relationships are based on social ties that unite people into a functional whole, while creating equality and inequality in the rights and obligations not only of spouses, but also within the social group of society. It was noted that among the criminological problems of crime in the family sphere in Ukraine, the problem of domestic crime, which in most cases was and remains the most latent among other criminal offenses, became the agenda. And therefore, recognizing the family as the center of society, it should be noted that without the support of the state and its institutions, unfortunately, the problem of crime in the family sphere is almost impossible to solve. And this is due to the fact that the family is not always able to fulfill its main function – ensuring the proper well-being and upbringing of children. History shows that the main types of crime in the family sphere are: domestic, economic, psychological, sexual and physical violence. Taking into account that there is a war in Ukraine, the problem of criminalization in the family sphere takes on special importance, and we consider it as an object of criminal offenses committed by the offender. The consequence of this is the divorce of husband and wife, a decrease in the standard of living of children, their lack of protection, poverty, and the weakening of the infrastructure of health care, education and culture. Key words: criminal offenses in the family sphere, offender, family violence, marital conflict.