The Concept Of The Motive Of The Crime And Its Delimitation With Related Categories

Abstract

The article substantiates the need to study the concept of the motive of a crime and its differentiation with related elements of the motivational process. The analysis of various approaches to the definition of the motive of the crime is based on the works of foreign and domestic scientists. The basic problems of establishing the motive for the qualification of crimes and the imposition of punishment are determined, and the ways of improving the criminal legislation are proposed.