Scientific Journal of KubSAU

The article “Contents of the main elements of the criminalistic characteristic of fraud” written by the group of authors is of great importance today as the new points of the Federal Act №207 of the Criminal Code of Russia which provide for the criminal proceedings for fraud in lending; while getting payments; while using bank cards; in business sphere; in the sphere of insurance, introduced on November 29, 2012, still need to be developed and lack the methods of the investigation of such crimes. Consequently, the methods of preparation, committing and concealing of a crime, track formation mechanism are not determined and analyzed upon the materials of the forensic and investigative activities. The authors of the article have attempted to study the cases of the mentioned crime types and determine the ways of preparation, committing and concealing of a crime and track formation mechanism of the above-mentioned types of crime

In the article the authors analyze the state of crime prevention in special legal literature, with analyses certain provisions of the criminal procedure code of Russia, allowing carrying out the preventive activities of the investigator during the investigation of criminal cases. In particular, the authors discuss the actual activities of the investigator in relation to the investigation of illicit trafficking in drugs. In the scientific article we have taken into account the views of famous scientists: R. S. Belkin, S. A. Solunskogo, A. N. Kolesnichenko, I. A. Vozgrin, I. I. Ivanov and others

The authors of the article examine the relationship between the criminal process and investigative activity taking into consideration the requirements of the Criminal Procedure Law and the Law on Investigative Activities in the Russian Federation. Such important issues as main tasks and principles of the criminal process and investigative activity are considered in the article. The authors analyze interrelations of some investigative actions and operational search as well as the order of introduction and usage of the results of the investigative activities at the stage of criminal case initializing and in the course of investigative activities. The authors also pay attention to the data which must be submitted in the report or memorandum on the prepared or being committed crime giving grounds for criminal case initializing

The authors of the article point out that the research of cold steel arms and their traces has been considered in detail in the studies of different criminologists. Unfortunately, many scientists, examining cold steel arms as the item of expertise, mainly paid attention to the knives, swords, daggers, etc., but few researchers considered crossbows as cold steel weapon. In accordance with part. 4 Art. 223 of the Criminal Code of Russia for illegal manufacture, alteration or repair of throwing weapons, as well as the illegal sale of throwing weapons (Art. 4, Art. 222 of the Criminal Code), criminal liability is stipulated. Thus, the authors agree with the opinions expressed in the literature according to which attention should be paid to the fuzzy wording of p. 4 Art. 222 of the Criminal Code and p. 4 Art. 223 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation: "Cold steel weapons, including throwing weapons". Throwing weapons are not included in the number of cold steel arms; it is an independent type of weapon that is different from the cold steel by its technical characteristics. The common feature of cold steel arms and throwing weapons is striking of a target due to the muscle power of a man. The main difference is that there is no projectile with directional movement in cold steel arms and striking occurs due to the direct contact with the object. The definitions of these types of weapons are contained in the Federal Act "About Weapons"

The authors of the article consider legal organizational and tactical issues of operational investigative activities in the course of search. The authors compare some items and norms of Russian Constitution, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Federal Laws governing the operational-search activity, in particular search activity, some sources of information, such as confidential. In particular, the authors examine the legal basis of the internal affairs agencies in the fight against crime as a science-based system of legal norms contained in the laws and bylaws that create the legal preconditions, as well as the conditions and procedure for carrying out operative search actions, either directly regulating the legal organizational and tactical questions of application of operational investigative forces, means, methods and forms in the fight against crime. Thus, the authors believe that the search activities of the units engaged in operational investigative activities of the police, as an organizational and tactical form (or part of) the operational-search activity of law enforcement bodies as a whole, it has a single legal framework that operational search activity in general

The authors of the article consider legal organizational and tactical issues related to the search activities of operative-search units for the determination and detection of murders committed by an organized group. The authors compared certain provisions and norms of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, criminal law, criminal procedural law, Federal Laws regulating operative-search activities, searching activity in particular, some issues of obtaining information from confidential sources. Particularly, the authors consider the preparation, commission and concealment of murders committed by an organized group, and come to the conclusion that they are distinguished by careful planning, thoughtful execution and distribution of roles between accomplices. Detection and investigation of such cases are often really difficult due to their non-obvious conditions and concealment of traces of crime by criminals and counteraction to investigation. Therefore, the timely identification of persons involved in commitment of a murder mainly depends on capabilities of units carrying out operational search activities wisely used by an investigator

In this scientific article, the authors examine the problematic questions of the essence and nature, as well as the types of errors in investigations made at the pre-trial criminal proceedings. They analyze the most significant scientific works devoted to the criminalist situations written by such authors as A.N. Kolesnichenko, V.K. Gavlo, E.G. Yablokova, I.E. Volchetskaya, R.S. Belkina, I.F. Gerasimov, V.A. Obraztsov and others. On the basis of different scientific views and forensic practices the authors determine the classification of errors in investigations, conduct typing errors in investigations, and give the typing of investigatory situations

The authors of the article analyze the nature and significance of the search activities of the units engaged in operational investigative activities. They consider operational investigative activities as a complex system of operational investigative actions including their different types according to their subject and goals, the problems solved and functional peculiarities as well as the observing (limiting) the rights and freedom of the participants of the activities. Depending on the specific tasks an important part of the system of search operations comprise those which provide detection, prevention and investigation of crimes, detection of wanted persons and objects of criminal assault, as well as operational support of state coercion, appointed by court order . In the theory of operational and investigative activities, they are referred to as "reconnaissance actions", and they reveal the essence of this type in general and search activity (operational research) in particular. Thus, the authors share the view expressed in the literature, according to which the system of reconnaissance and search operations carried out mainly behind the scenes and using a particular service, means, methods and forms, is the essence of operational and investigative activities