ISSN 1995 - 1248
Criminal Investigation Techniques and Modern Criminal Policies
K.I. Sotnikov E.A. Antonova |
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sotnikovik@mail.ru ekate-grisnina@yandex.ru |
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Associate Professor, the Department of Criminology, Saint-Petersburg University of Ministry of Internal Affairs, PhD in Law, Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation Senior lecturer, the Department of Criminology, Saint-Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs |
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St. Petersburg St. Petersburg |
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The article considers forensic science-related matters with regard to the place and role of criminalistics in the system of the penal policy of the Russian state, analyzes the relationship of criminalistics and criminal policy. The author's own definition of the term "criminalistic policy" is formulated, which refers to and is understood as the implementation of criminal policy through introduction in practice of modern means and methods of disclosure and investigation of crimes. It is emphasized that in the context of the globalization of the economy and having regard to challenges in the field of information technology, the state tasks of protecting fundamentally new relations and interests are being actualized. The legislator formulates new elements of economic crimes, offenses in the field of information technology, crimes dealing with systemic corruption, as well as the ones related to ensuring state security. Criminalistics is faced with the task of responding to changes in legislation, introducing new private investigation techniques into the practice of countering crime. The author raises the question of the development of relevant forensic strategies and the formulation of a forensic policy. |