THE PROBLEM OF YOUTH CRIME STREET GANGS IN THE THEORETICAL FIELD OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
The article reveals the potential of using different theories to build a comprehensive methodology for the study of socio-psychological characteristics of members of the youth criminal street gangs. The author conducts an analysis of the theoretical field of social psychology as applied to the study of this phenomenon. Identify several "concentric circles" at the intersection of which may be designated the required issues. Determined that the problem of youth street crime groups in need of updating and as a holistic phenomenon has not been studied in domestic social psychology taking into account modern conditions. The most adequate methodology of the study involves the use of a systematic approach in combination with other theoretical approaches.