Abstract: This article is devoted to criminal law and criminological problems of recording the identity of the perpetrator and its public danger. Based on the analysis of the current criminal legislation and court cases, the author notes the trend towards anonymity of the criminal policy, expressed in giving more significance to public danger of the crime and formal approach towards record of the perpetrators identity. Accent is made on the issue of surface study of danger to the public from the perpetrator, which impedes the correct of the convict, and development of preventative measures against future crimes. It is recommended to give more weight to the study of the profile of the perpetrator and the need to establish unified criterion for assessing the level of public danger from the individual for issuing a fair sentence matching the public threat the individual represents. It is noted that public danger of the perpetrator’s identity consists in the capability of committing a crime, which is the reason for conclusion on practical necessity for developing preventative measures for working with individuals that represent potential public danger and are prone to committing crimes.

Abstract: This article is dedicated to the questions of preventing crimes committed by pedophiles against sexual inviolability of the minors. The author examines the criminal legal and criminological issues of combatting pedophilia; analyzes the effectiveness of some of the existing measures, such as chemical castration, right to hold a certain post, or conduct certain activity. Taking into account the regulations of current legislation, personality factor of perpetrators, viable possibility of introduction of particular measures, including the example of several high-profile cases covered by mass media, this article analyzes the possibility and purposefulness of implementation of the new to the Russian legislation methods of prevention of the dangerous behavior of pedophiles. The conclusion is made on the high level of social danger of pedophiles accompanied by high degree of probability of recidivism due to the presence of clinical disorder, as well as the age and psychological unpreparedness of the victims. The author also determines the practical need for improving the existing measures of combatting pedophiles, and proposes the new preventative measures with regards to crimes against sexual inviolability of the minors.