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 article discusses and analyzes the process of
formation and organization of the election
commissions in the Kuban region in the prerevolutionary
and Soviet periods. The main research
strategy articles can be viewed as the genesis of the
electoral bodies in the Kuban region to the beginning
of XX c., the main function of which was the
organization and conduct of elections. The focus is on
normative regulation of the electoral bodies, as well as
the factors and conditions that contribute to their
formation and development. In addition, we reviewed
and analyzed the influence of the Soviet legislation to
change the mechanism of formation and organization
of the election commissions of the Soviet period. The
article analyzes the composition of election
commissions, the powers of the members of election
commissions, the procedure of the election. We study
the organs, whose powers are to oversee the elections.
It is noted the role of the local Soviets in the
preparations for the elections in the mid 50s. They
provided all the organizational side of the preparations
for the elections - the formation of polling stations, the
compilation of voter lists, and the preparation of
documentation. The article also reveals the problems
that arose during the preparation and conduct of
elections, shows the consideration of election
commissions proposals and complaints of voters. In
addition, there are sources of the State Archives of the
Krasnodar Territory, the State Archive of the Russian
Federation, archived issues of "Izvestiya", "Sovetskaya
Kuban", "Komsomolets Kubani" newspapers
This article discusses the organizational and tactical
features of the aircraft accident site examination. For
successful solution of the problems which the
investigator faces: for a quick and thorough crime
detection, exposure of guilty persons and their fair
sentencing, the investigator should clearly understand
what circumstances are to be ascertained and proved in
a particular case. The aircraft accident site examination
is primary and necessary investigative activity.
Success of the investigation of aircraft accidents,
which are often accompanied by human deaths,
depends on the efficient accident site examination.
Very often, seemingly identical situations are
generated by different causes and require an individual
approach. To choose the best way of discovering past
events the investigator should consider the
organizational and tactical features in the course of
crime scene examination. To carry out the efficient
accident site examination, experts in the field of
aeronautical engineering, a forensic expert or a doctor
as well as a specialist of forensic units for the
production of photo and video at the crash site should
be involved. It is necessary to fix and remove the
traces and other evidence, and the obtained data must
be recorded in the accident site examination report
In the work we present the analysis of influence of the
personal qualities of the head of state on methods of
implementation of state policy on developments in
domestic and foreign policy, the image and the
position of the state in the international arena
The present article considers the problems of criminal proceedings in respect of foreign citizens and individuals without citizenship in the aspect of the Federal Act 375-FZ, dated 06 July 2016, which made additions to the part 3 of article 12 of the criminal code and article 3 of the code of criminal procedure. The author substantiates the need to include in Section XVI of the code of criminal procedure of a separate Chapter: "peculiarities of proceedings on separate categories of criminal cases", which is devoted the peculiarities of proceedings of criminal cases in respect of foreign citizens and individuals without citizenship who is not living constantly in the Russian Federation, who also is calling to account for criminal prosecution for crimes committed outside the Russian Federation against interests of the Russian Federation or the citizen of the Russian Federation or constantly living in the Russian Federation individuals without citizenship, as well as the definition in the criminal code the list of crimes directed against the interests of the Russian Federation
The author in this article points out that, in the current
conditions of the development of scientific and
technical means, differentiation of individual expert
studies into independent types or subspecies of
forensic examinations is observed. Mutual penetration
of special knowledge and solving related issues by
attracting specialists from various fields leads to the
integration of scientific knowledge. In such conditions,
the guarantee of professional expert research is the
specialization of the forensic expert on specific types
of forensic examinations and the continuous
improvement of his qualification in a particular
specialty in accordance with the development of
scientific and methodological achievements in this
field. To achieve this goal, the EFU system of the
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia currently
provides the following: 1) training in higher
educational institutions of the Ministry of the Interior
of Russia on the specialty "Forensic examination"; 2)
an internship, which takes place under the supervision
of a mentor with subsequent certification for the right
to self-produce expert examinations. However, despite
this, the EFU of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
system has a number of problems, caused by the
following reasons: a reduction in the number of staff
members of the EFU associated with the overall
reorganization of MIA. 2) increase and differentiation
of the workload of staff members in managerial and
expert positions due to an increase in the number of
databases of forensic accounts and the emergence of
an additional burden. 3) weak material and technical
support for territorial EFU. These problems, in the
opinion of the author, are common to the whole
system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the
Russian Federation and require their solution by
improving the quality of work of staff members and
taking organizational and financial measures
The article discusses one of the central elements of
criminalistic characteristics of crimes in the sphere of
non-fulfilment of duties of a tax agent – the method of
committing a crime. Given its definition, structure,
classification of methods, and general characteristics
with example from the practice of investigation of
such offences
The article examines the elements of criminalistic characteristics of crimes committed by representatives of local self-government bodies on the basis of investigative practice studies. The methods of committing crimes have been revealed. There are some recommendations and a list of circumstances related to the situation of crimes committed by representatives of local self-government bodies
The article analyzes the stages of formation of Institute
of state and municipal service in the Russian state. The
analysis of the problems has identified in the process
of implementation of this institution and the direct
correlation of the level of professional training of
employees and quality of the implementing service.
We consequently suggest ways to improve the training
of state and municipal employees
The article reveals the peculiarities of the use by the subjects of special knowledge (inquirer, investigator, inquiry body) of their powers in determining the amount of property damage caused by the crime. The authors compare the possibilities of criminal and procedural actions in assessing this type of damage.