The Role and Significance of Modern Criminology in 21st-Century Global Science
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Abstract. This article analyzes the role, scientific status, and practical significance of modern criminology within the global scientific landscape of the 21st century. The study demonstrates that criminology has evolved beyond the scope of a discipline studying traditional theories of crime. Today, it is becoming a complex scientific field intrinsically linked to global security, social stability, crime prevention, digital threats, cybercrime, transnational and organized crime, artificial intelligence, big data analysis, and prognostic modeling. The article puts forward scientific perspectives and conclusions suggesting that in the 21st century, criminology is emerging not only as a field that studies the causes of crime, but also as a strategic scientific platform that serves to identify risks in advance, scientifically evaluate them, substantiate management decisions, and increase the effectiveness of prevention.
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Today, the importance of criminology in the development of world science is also defined by another crucial factor: it is one of the few disciplines that explains the complex balance between the security of the individual, society, and the state. The study of crime is, in fact, inextricably linked to the study of societal inequality, social injustice, governance shortcomings, legal loopholes, moral crises, digital illiteracy, economic pressures, the family environment, youth issues, and global security trends. Therefore, criminology is essential not only for understanding crime but also for understanding a society’s internal stability, its security architecture, and threats to its future development. The scientific thought of the 21st century demands precisely such comprehensive approaches. This, in turn, requires viewing criminology not as a peripheral or auxiliary field within the scope of global science, but as one of the central social security sciences [3].
This issue holds particular importance for Uzbekistan and, in general, for nations entering a new stage of development. This is because, in the context of modern reforms, traditional administrative measures for combating crime are proving to be insufficient. Fields such as crime prevention, targeted analysis, social diagnostics, assessment of regional risk levels, digital monitoring, and scientific forecasting are becoming increasingly significant. In this sense, determining the place of modern criminology in world science is not only relevant for national science and practice but also serves as a methodological foundation for regulatory, institutional, and administrative reforms. In particular, integrating criminological research with the education system, scientific centers, internal affairs bodies, the judicial and legal system, and digital governance platforms is one of today’s priority tasks.
The purpose of this article is to scientifically analyze the role and significance of modern criminology within the system of world science in the 21st century, to reveal its interdisciplinary nature, to evaluate its theoretical and practical functions, and to identify its prospective development paths in the context of current global threats.
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O'zbekiston Respublikasi Kriminologiya tadqiqot instituti