Nataliya Pechonova

In matters of real solution to the problem of "society - personality" of each state should choose the path of development, the cornerstone of which will be "chelovekotsentrizm". And for that accents social and cognitive interest to be transferred from the analysis of the functioning of faceless impersonal political and economic structures in the human existence, on the processes and performance of people living in specific social conditions. The purpose of this paper is to examine the genesis and evolution of some anthropological theories in criminology to determine their solvency and insolvency, and the possibility of their applications (a problem that as the most relevant for multi-national states, is an integral part of public policy).