Us Olha, Minchenko Serhii, Levchenko Yurii, Vartyletska Inna, Kurylin Ivan
Description: The purpose of the article is to formulate the actual directions of prevention of violent encroachment on property of citizens in Ukraine. The subject of the study is violent mercenary crimes. The research methodology includes the use of general scientific and special methods of scientific cognition: dialectical, epistemological, logical and semantic, system and structural, formal and legal, normative and dogmatic, monographic, legal modeling methods. Results of the research. On the basis of the analysis of provisions of the Constitution of Ukraine, civil and criminal legislation, practice of their application the actual directions of prevention of violent encroachment on property of citizens in Ukraine are formulated. Practical meaning. Violent encroachments on citizens' property are defined as active actions aimed at illegal seizure of this property by force (robbery combined with violence, robbery, extortion combined with violence), using measures of physical and / or psychological influence. Possession of another's property as part of violent crimes against property is considered as intentional illegal acquisition (process and result) of full control over another's property. Value / originality. It is proved that mercenary and violent attacks on private property of citizens are “perpetual crimes”, which along with non-violent violent crimes create the “core” of crime in all countries of the world and are becoming more widespread.