Open AccessOn Development of Methodology of Establishing an Individual Belonging to the Upper Criminal Hierarchy Based on a Pictographic Criminal Writing
Author(s) -
M.I. Grachev
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ûrislingvistika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2587-9332
DOI - 10.14258/leglin(2021)2105
Subject(s) - prison , hierarchy , meaning (existential) , psychology , criminology , criminal investigation , semiotics , criminal code , process (computing) , sociology , linguistics , criminal law , law , political science , computer science , philosophy , psychotherapist , operating system
The article proves the special role of the linguistic examination of tattoos in the process of proving a person's involvement in the organization and management of criminal groups. A semiotic classification of tattoos used by so-called code-bound criminals is proposed. In the course of expert practice, the author was able to establish that in the criminal world, tattoos represent a logical system of postulates and criminal ideas. Therefore, the main thing for an expert linguist should be knowledge of the subculture of the criminal world: thieves' rules of conduct, argot, proverbs and sayings of the criminal community, prison songs, nicknames, the meaning of criminal symbols. It is important to keep in mind that tattooing is a gradual process and reflects the acquired criminal experience.