The mechanism of forming the criminal subculture of youth in social networks

In the article the phenomenon of criminal subculture as criminological phenomena. There are the social and psychological factors that influence the spread of criminal subculture in youth modern society. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the criminal world environment, the specific ideology and value system of the underworld in social networks. The concept of "youth tribe" as a manifestation of archaic social space in modern times. Emphasizes the degree and extent of impact on the transformation of criminal subcultures in Ukraine under the influence of political and socio-economic transformation. Analysis study Ukrainian and foreign scientists that examined the problem of the negative influence of criminal subculture and pseudo ideology and countermeasures such as the impact on society as a whole.