Currently, about 8,000 scientific articles in the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine alone are devoted to the field of criminal law, including everything related to criminal law, criminalistics, criminology, and criminal procedure. This entire array of scientometrics requires a study from an interdisciplinary perspective. We have analyzed more than 70 scientific articles to see the latest trends in research in this area. Of course, we also came across other scientific material that will be the subject of further publication activity. We have selected the most relevant and important paragraphs/statements of the authors that deserve the reader’s attention and will certainly give the prospect of further scientific research. A specialist who teaches the disciplines of the criminal law block should be familiar with a wide variety of issues in the field of criminal law. The emphasis in the selection of scientific material for the educational process has also been shifted.

Criminological, criminal law, criminal procedure, and forensic aspects of the most important areas of policy in the field of “criminal” are discussed. Through this kind of scientific writing, it is possible to identify the most important directions of the criminological policy of the Ukrainian state, to identify evil and to direct it to the Good. In this case, it is possible to cover many professional Ukrainian publications with references to foreign sources and to see the trends of Ukrainian scientometric activity. Thus, we can say that the publication activity of authors in the field of criminology has recently shifted towards children/minors, which is relevant in the context of the current Russian-Ukrainian war, when the demographic situation in our country leaves much to be desired.

In this context, the criminological characterization of juvenile delinquency is of particular importance. The author mentions a recent high-profile case in Zaporizhzhia where teenagers mistreated animals, which caused a wide public outcry and intensified the discussion of the problem at many levels. Special attention is paid to the prevention of domestic violence, which leaves deep psychological trauma for the rest of a person’s life. These and many other aspects are an integral part of the overall picture of research within the framework of an interdisciplinary approach that combines legal, social, psychological and educational components.

Key words: criminal field, scientometrics, children, criminology, juvenile delinquency, history, domestic violence, prevention, identity of the perpetrator, procedural and forensic aspects, construction of institutions for children, corruption, animal cruelty.

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