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Criminal procedural cognition in special judicial proceedings is largely based on the provisions of the concept of formal (legal) evidence. The formalisation of evidence presupposes the availability of the necessary proofs and mandatory sources of evidence ...

This article discusses the features of criminal policy in the economic sphere and analyses the recent changes to Chapter 22 of the Criminal code of the Russian Federation. Based on the analysis, general trends in the relevant legislative activity are identified and recommendations to overcome ...

This article considers the purpose of the trial — establishing the truth through considering and resolving a criminal case. The authors present different perspectives on the position of the court during the examination and analyse the process of presenting evidence that determine the content and function of the criminal case consideration and its resolution....

This article analyses witness participation in criminal proceedings. The author pays special attention to witness immunity and relevant forensic analysis. The significance of this institution is characterized from the perspective of the identity of a witness. The author stresses the importance of ...

This article explores current legal problems of national security in view of the need to improve the system of prevention of, and counteraction to, criminal threats. The author provides relevant statistics on crimes committed in Russia, analyses cause-effect relations behind the deterioration of national crime situation, and suggests integrated solutions to the most complex problems in the field....

This article stresses that the reconciliation of the parties in criminal proceedings with the participation of a mediator is an important mechanism of the institution of restorative justice. The author considers the forensic aspects of using mediation procedures, classifies subjects of mediation, and describes the ...

This article focuses on the imposition and enforcement of criminal penalties of material nature – fines and community services. Special attention is paid to a low effectiveness of fine enforcement, in particular, due to the inflexibility of the legislative norm. The author presents several suggestions, in ...

This article considers the current problems of fight against corruption in Russia. The author analyzes the capacity of the state and society to combat corruption. It is concluded that the scale of criminal factors affecting corruption is not proportional to the means of combating this phenomenon. In the current conditions, the most effective anti-corruption measures are the upgrading of criminal penalties. 1. Клейменов М. П., Клейменов ...

This article considers the topical issue of introduction of criminal liability of legal entities for tax crimes in Russia. The authors analyse criminal liability of legal entities for tax evasion according to the US legislation. 1. Успенский А. В. Уголовная ответственность ...

The article analyses the procedural consequences of unconfirmation of the suspicion in committing a crime during the preliminary inquisition. The main points of the article are the problems of keeping a status of the suspect after release him from custody or cancellation a measure of restriction. Also there are arguments in favour of necessity of making alterations into the criminal-procedural legislation. 1.  Сайкина Е. Гипотеза — основополагающее начало построения и проверки следственных...

The article examines personal surety as a preventive measure in contemporary criminal proceedings and analyzes problems related to the effectiveness of its application. Using histor­ical analysis, the authors trace changes in the legal regulation of this preventive measure prior to the adoption of the Judicial Statutes, after ...

... 1852, when, following all regulatory procedures, 18 courts of conscience were closed. At the same time, the positions of judges of conscience were not al­ways abolished—in some cases, they were incorporated into local judicial chambers (as a rule, criminal chambers). Formally, the small number of cases considered by courts of conscience after the promulgation of the law of 13 November 1850 became the main reason for the aboli­tion of these judicial institutions in 18 provinces of the Russian Empire ...

... identification in conditions that exclude visual observation by the identifier are examined. The essence of presenting individuals for identification is defined as an independent investigative action, the procedure of which is regulated by Article 193 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation. The main characteristic of identification is identified as the recognition (identification) of the presented object. The conclusion is justified that this recognition is the procedural form of criminalistic ...

... social networks due to anonymity of their users. The article proposes some measures to optimize the forensic prevention of crimes committed through cyberbullying. The choice of specific preventive measures should be conditioned by: materials of the criminal case; circumstances prevailing at the time of the decision to implement preventive measures; peculiarities of the personality of the juvenile and other factors. cyberbullying, bullying, deviant behavior, Internet, minor, forensic prevention,...

... amount of income received and the damage caused by illegal entrepreneurship. The achievement of this goal predetermined the need to consider various approaches to the interpretation of such a concept as "income from a crime under Article 171 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation". Within the framework of this study, a classification of damage from illegal entrepreneurship is proposed, depending on the subjects to whom it may be caused, and the need to include the loss of profits of ...

... investigators and inquiry officers regarding the current prospects for using specialized knowledge in investigating environmental crimes was identified. To address the identified problems and optimize the entire process of investigating this group of criminal cases, measures were proposed for the implementation of technologies based on the use of Big Data in the activities of law enforcement officers and expert institutions. 1. Архив ОМВД России «Гвардейский». Уголовное ...

... Soznayushchiy um: V poiskakh fundamental’noy teorii [The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory]. Moscow: Librokom. (In Rus.) Crenshaw, K., 1989. Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Anti­dis­crimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Anti­racist Politics. University of Chicago Legal Forum: Journal, 1, pp. 139-167. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429500480-5 . Dennett, D., 1991. Consciousness Explained. Edited by A. Lane. London: The Penguin ...

Malicious software and viral phishing attacks have remained for several consecutive years among the most effective tools for infiltrating information infrastructure. In the vast majority of cases, the exploitation of malicious software is associated with gaining access to systems containing confidential information and its theft, which constitutes the least costly method for delivering and executing malicious code on a recipient’s device. Given that the increase in unlawful acts related to the creation...

... research is the study of factors of negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on corruption crimes committed in the field of health care. Examples given in the article allow us to identify circumstances that require special attention during the investigation of criminal cases of the relevant direction, because with their help we can not only significantly expand the range of detected crimes, but also to develop a set of measures aimed at preventing corrupt practices in medicine. Practical importance of the study ...

... activity. The author reviews the main approaches to the analysis of evidence by a defense lawyer and offers tactical and technological recom­mendations for the analysis of this evidence. The author describes possible problems, which participants of criminal proceedings can face during the de­fense. 1. Об оперативно-розыскной деятельности [Электрон. ресурс] : федер. закон от 12.08.1995 г. № 144-ФЗ (ред. от 06.07.2016 г.). Доступ ...

... officers could return to universi­ties and technical schools. The article emphasizes the difficult fate of those who were dismissed for injuries and disabilities, many of whom turned to begging. The influx of shell-shocked people greatly worsened the criminal situation in the country. The state devastated by the war was simply unable to socially provide for and employ such a large number of demobilized people in a single step. Gradually, over time, a significant part of the demobilized was able to ...

... research methods. The paper substantiates the conclusion that the conceptual back­ground requires clarification in order to minimize issues in determining the objective and subjective features of crimes provided for in articles 235, 236 and 238 of the Criminal code of the Russian Federation. 1. ГОСТ Р 55317-2012. Национальный стандарт Российской Федерации. Услуги населению. СПА-услуги. Термины и определения : приказ ...

Improving the quality of crime investigation is tightly linked with im­proving the quality of evidence gathering. The nature of the witness testimony requires further improvement of the forensic support to the process of evidence obtaining. The purpose of the study was determined by the need to consider the tactical possibilities of obtaining objective testimony from witnesses. While analyzing the ways to improve the interrogation tactics, the research considered social groups the witnesses belonged...

... responsibility of legal positivism for promoting National Socialism in the 20th century. An analysis of relevant works by German and Russian legal scholars has shown that the concept rests on false premises and the ideas of positivism had no influence on the criminal National Socialist regime. 1. Дельфинов А. В МВД ФРГ и ГДР было больше бывших нацистов, чем предполагалось // Deutsche Welle. 2015. URL: http://p.dw.com/p/1H0MQ (дата обращения: ...

... event. Based on the analysis of the current methods for obtaining reliable testimony, the author draws a conclusion on the need to develop the theoretical basis for a forensic study of the witness's personality in order to improve the effectiveness of criminal proceedings. 1. Алабужев И. Г. Визуализация показаний допрашиваемого по­средством компьютерного моделирования : дис. … канд. юр. наук. Ижевск,...

Characteristic features of crimes committed by intoxicated minors (as an object of forensic investigation) present an interesting area of research for both practitioners and scholars. These characteristic features include the following ones: data about the type, mechanism, and the setting of a crime (place, time, conditions), as well as the necessary information about the perpetrator and the victim. 1. Архив Ленинградского районного суда г. Калининграда. Уголовное дело № 01-2824/09. 2. Аверьянова...

The article describes the system of methods of investigating crimes as a well-established form in the history of criminalistics. The success of the investigation of crimes depends on a comprehensive, objective examination of the circumstances of crimes, and on the correct choice of the mechanisms for proving the person's guilt. All these elements are united in the concept of the methodology for investigating crimes and have a certain content, depending on the type of the crime committed. The author...

... cor-ruption and those impeding effective fight against it. In view of the extreme social danger of corruption and the considerable economic, political, and moral damage to the society, this article formulates a number of proposals primarily relating to criminal law relevant at the current stage of social development. Григорьева Е. Следствием установлено // Российская газета. 2015. 27 февр. 2. Латухина К. Президент Владимир ...

This article analyses the socio-psychological determinants of corruption and the features of this phenomenon in the 19th century and today. It is concluded that, in the current condition, a more sever criminal penalty can have a greater effect than continuing and costly efforts to reduce poverty and wealth inequality in population. Of significance is the application of the principles of legality and inevitability of punishment for corruption-related ...

This article analyses certain provisions of the draft rule of the Plenary Session and attempts at answering certain questions arising at courts when considering cases of this category. 1. О судебной практике по делам о преступлениях, предусмотренных статьями 131 и 132 УКРФ : проект постановления Пленума Верховного суда Российской Федерации 2014 г. //Архив Калининградского областного суда. 2. Комментарий к Уголовному кодексу РФ / отв. ред. В. М. Лебедев. М., 2013. 3. Определение судебной коллегии...

... activities through a figurehead. It is stressed that the Plenary Session of the Supreme Court should clarify these issues through introducing amendments to the existing Resolution No. 64 of December 28, 2006 "On the practice of court application of criminal legislation concerning liability for tax crimes". 1. Статистические сведения о состоянии преступности по субъектам Российской Федерации за январь — февраль ...

This article considers specific features of the situational approach to simulating criminal activities relating to human trafficking. The author describes the structure and content of certain elements of a typical information model of human-trafficking crimes. 1. Смирнов Г. К. Методика расследования торговли ...

This article considers the tactics of examining the victim, suspect, and witnesses and the on-site verification of testimony in cases related to crimes against public officers based on the criminal cases studied by the author. 1. Волчецкая Т. С., Осипова Е. В., Киселев Д. Г. Структура и особенности криминалистической характеристики преступлений,...

This article concerns the harmonisation of international private law rules regarding the form of will. The author analyses universal and regional contracts in this field, bilateral agreements on assistance in civil, family, and criminal cases. The article offers conclusions of the features of current development of international rules regarding the form of will. 1. Гаагская конвенция о коллизии законов, касающихся формы завещательных ...

This article is devoted to the investigation of forensic and psychological features of persons sentenced to restriction of liberty on the basis of a psychological and sociological analysis of persons sentenced to restriction of freedom registered at penal institutions of the Kaliningrad region. An analysis of the results of the study suggest that, during the sentence period, those sentenced to restriction of freedom either do not reject the commonly accepted norms, values, and behavior patterns or...

... structural features help carry out a legal assessment of the administrative activities of persons working at non-state (commercial and other) organisations. The author analyses the functions (powers) of an official and thus suggest supplementing the criminal legislation with a scope of persons, whose powers are delegated by the state. 1. Егорова Н. А. Теоретические проблемы уголовной ответственности за преступления лиц, выполняющих ...

This article considers the basic approaches to the use of Internet resources in the detection and investigation of crimes. It is stressed that the Internet affects ways the crime is committed, the features of criminal traces, and the choice of means and methods used in the process of detection and investigation of crimes. 1. Эффективные меры борьбы с транснациональной организованной преступностью ...

... Предлагается внести изменение в нормативное определение понятия источников доказательств. This article focuses on the procedural and legal nature of sources of evidence in the criminal procedure. The authors analyse principal perspectives presented in modern Russian literature, offer their own solution to this problem, and suggest amending the normative description of the concept of source of evidence. 1. Об информации,...

Анализируется взаимосвязь между процессами создания мысленной модели преступления и построения версии. Рассматриваются понятие и виды криминалистических моделей. Излагается авторская позиция по вопросу о соотношении криминалистической версии и криминалистической модели. This article examines the correlation between the process of creating an ideal model of crime and the process of developing a lead. The definition and types of forensic models are considered. The article presents the author’s perspective...

This article considers different methodological approaches to research on anomie. The author analyses Durkheim’s approach to social pathology and the application of P. Sztompka’s concept of cultural trauma. Special attention is paid to R. Merton’s theory of anomie and strain and D. Murphy and M. Robinson’s concept of maximization. At the same time, the author takes into account the specific features of post-communist transformations, Polish and Russian experience of overcoming social unrest relating...

The article considers some questions of civil and criminal executive legislation in terms of enforced collection of the debtor’s property rights, their subsequent realisation, and possibility of using some types of property right as objects of claim. 1. Гуреев В.   А. Проблемы ...

Under the current conditions, the activity of operative officers connected with the initiation of a criminal case faces the imperfection of current legislation. The article offers some amendments to the Federal laws allowing a more comprehensive and objective corruption-related crime detection, in particular, bribery taking. 1. Пикалов И....

The article analyses the concept of legal provision, its scientific typology, classification and correlation with legislative practice. 1.        Алексеев С.   С. Общая теория права: в 2 т. Т. 2. М ., 1982. 2.        Горшенев В.   М. Нетипичные нормативные предписания в праве // Совет­ское государство и право. 1978. № 3. 3.        Давыдова М.   Л. О юридической природе нормативно-правовых предписа­ний // Журнал российского права. 2003. №10. 4.        Давыдова М.   Л. Нормативно-правовые...

This article considers the issues of improving the efficacy of pardon committees in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The author puts forward proposals concerning the improvement of the criminal and penal legislations and emphasises the need for the restoration of certain institutions of the civil society that successfully functioned as early as the Soviet period. 1. Порядок издания актов об амнистии ...

This article analyses the need for the extension of the category of criminal cases subject to jury trial. 1.  О внесении изменений и дополнений в Закон РСФСР «О судоустройстве РСФСР», Уголовно-процессуальный кодекс РСФСР,...

This article analyses the court practice and the positions of experts on the detection of persons using their official position for criminal purposes. The author comes to the conclusion that the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation should clarify the content of the notion of the use of official position. 1.  Безверхов А.   Г. Служебные правонарушения ...

... modelling as the synthesising beginning capable considerably to raise efficiency of disclosing and investigation of bиrglaries is proved. It is underlined necessity of use of the situational approach and crime studying for three phases: precriminal, criminal and postcriminal. 1.  Криминалистика: учебник / под ред. А.   Ф. Волынского, В.   П. Лаврова. М., 2008. 2.  Кочетова Е.   С. Актуальные проблемы расследования ...

This article deals with political extremism as a sociopolitical phenomenon and analyses the components of this wide-spread phenomenon in modern Russia. The author examines the crimnalistic description of political extremism. 1. Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen. Berlin , 1989. 2. Советский энциклопедический словарь. М., 1981. 3. Беликов С. Политический экстремизм в молодежной среде // Материалы «круглого стола» «Молодежь и политика» в МГУ им. М.   В. Ломоносова, апрель...

... Shields in International Humanitarian Law // Columbian Journal of Transnational Law. 2009. Vol. 47. Р . 292—338. 19.  Schoenekase D. Targeting Decisions Regarding Human Shields // Military Review. 2004. Sep-Oct. Р . 26—31. 20.  International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Prosecutor v. Dusko Tadic, Trial Chamber, Judgment of 7 May 1997. URL: http://www.icty.org/ x/cases/tadic/tjug/en/tad-tsj70507JT2-e.pdf (дата обращения: 1.07.11). 21.  Israeli High Court of ...