Assylbek Smagulov’s scientific contributions

Relevance. The relevance of scientific study is due to a significant number of legal and social problems associated with a negative influence on the children’s consciousness, especially adolescents, starting from the neuroses and psychological problems that have arisen, and ending exclusively with the criminal aspect – an increase in crime and suicides among children under the influence of cyberbullying and others informational side effects. Purpose. The purpose of scientific article was to identify and study the main elements (subjects, objects, classifications, types) of information influence, their consequences, as well as ways to minimize the negative impact of digitalization on children, the criminal law mechanisms for such protection. Methodology. The following methods became the main methodological approaches used in this scientific work: method of collecting information, the analytical and dialectical and comparative methods, including the examples of experience of other countries. Results. The main results obtained as a result of this study is considered the formation of a concept for combating negative informational influence on children in two areas: information-technology and information-psychological. In addition, as a result of the study, it was revealed the main roles of the subjects of protecting children from the negative influence of information space, the principles and mechanisms of legal and criminal law protection. Conclusions. The results of this scientific research play an important role in the formation of national strategy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in this area at all stages of its implementation, starting from the scientific work, lawmaking and law enforcement practice, and ending with the social development of population, teaching the parents, teachers and children the information culture.

[Purpose] To investigate the main provisions of modern legal science regarding criminal offences in the field of informatisation and communications. [Methodology/Approach/Design] The study used general scientific and special legal methods, in particular, analysis, generalisation, statistical, and comparative legal. Classification and modelling methods were actively used during the study. [Findings] The main result of this study was the analysis of statistical data on committed criminal offences in the field of informatisation and communications, identification of general trends, and the development of the original classification of offences in the field under study. The authors conducted a comparative analysis of the experience of other countries in preventing and combating crimes in the field of informatisation and communications, developing practical recommendations for solving urgent problems of combating this category of crimes in Kazakhstan. [Practical Implications] The results of the study, consisting in the developed model of international cooperation in combating criminal offences in the field of informatisation and communications, can be used by the competent authorities in the field of criminal proceedings in Kazakhstan. [Originality/Value] Special attention in the paper was paid to offences in the field of informatisation and communications from the standpoint of violation of human rights and freedoms, especially the right to information.