Review. The article contains analysis of the works of some Russian scholars who spoke in support of criminalistics as an important structural element of legal education. Argues in favor of the need for knowledge of criminology lawyers, including judges, investigators, prosecutors, lawyers, notaries, private detectives. Noted that the role of forensics is constantly increasing due to the emergence of crimes of the new generation committed with the use of modern technology.

Review. The article is devoted to modern methods of teaching forensic science. Provides information about the organization and characteristics of educational-methodical work at the Department of criminology of the Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL).

Review. The article discloses the concept of evidence. Discussed such means of proof as evidence, samples for comparative research, investigations, tactical, technical and forensic tools, tactical combination and tactical operations. A classification of some of them.

Review. The definition of the criminalistic doctrine about the machines and plant as an integral part of the doctrine of technogenic sources of increased danger, exposes its methodological significance. Determined criminological characteristics of crimes related to cars and buildings, and criminological characteristics of crimes related to data man-made objects.

Review. The article considers some problems that arise in the investigation of crimes in the economic sphere. Forms of criminal maintenance of investigation of crimes in sphere of economy: private investigation techniques, algorithms, investigation, tactics of certain investigative actions.

Review. The article is devoted to investigation of corruption crimes. The focus is on the circumstances that need to be installed during the preliminary investigation and on ways of proof of the reliability of the data on crime.

Review. On the basis of trends in the study of criminalistics, analysis of the general and special about the “mechanism” of evidence, based on the available scientific developments in this article proved fundamental opportunity and urgent need for the creation and development in the criminalistics the рг^є theory of criminalistics support of judicial activity in the civil and arbitration processes. Defined its subject, the object, the methodological basis, the internal structure and place in the system of criminalistics and related legal disciplines.

Review. Since 2012, in the Russian corporate purchases are conducted in a regulated manner. Legislation in this area is not perfect. This leads to numerous violations. Recently it received widespread fraud in a new way of corporate procurement. Organizations under the guise of corporate customers are recorded and arranged the purchase in a single information system. Participants procurement list for the account of customers in money as security applications. After receiving the money, customers hiding from the participants and do not return obtained from these funds. Out of the situation the author sees in the legislative consolidation of the electronic form of corporate procurement. Money orders should be ensure turnover on electronic marketplaces accounts.

Review. The article analyzes the objective and subjective factors contributing to the low quality of the preliminary investigation of crimes, and legal environment in which it is carried out. Substantiates the need for its technical and forensic, tactical and methodical forensic and forensic security in modern conditions the rapid spread of cybercrime.

Review. The author proposed classification of subjects of criminal proceedings, depending on the ratio of their procedural and professional statuses. It allows you to determine the degree of influence of professional activity of participants of the processes in the exercise of their procedural functions. Consolidation at the level of the Federal law of professional expert status is the basis for the inclusion of expert in the number of professional participants in criminal proceedings and differentiation of the procedural position of the expert and the specialist.

Review. Within the framework of the private detective activity implementation the legislator of Russian Federation has defined some specific boundaries. However, in fact, those had no found place in criminal proceeding law with exception of the information concerning the criminal cases. And, as noted, by provision the private detectives rights the legislator at the same time constrained their freedom of choice and methods of operation, and not clearly identified how should be evaluated and procedurally secured those evidences while obtained. This article also encompass analysis of some other obstacles of different nature as to the evidence gathering activity and its legal application by a private detective.

Review. Methods, receptions, schemes used by raiders in the capture of the companies of victims varies considerably. Reacting to the changing civil, criminal legislation, the raiders abandon the old, improve, modify existing or create new ways of raider attacks. The article describes the most typical ways, methods and schemes that raiders use now.

Review. Active process of information development in the second half of the XX-XXI centuries led to contradictory trends: on the one hand, the increasing implementation of information factor into all spheres of human life; on the other the intensification of criminal activities related to the use of computer technology. The need for investigation and disclosure of cybercrime today is projected to the global level that requires new approaches and methods of their investigation.

Review. The article analyzes the features of investigative actions involving juvenile suspects and accused, offers common criteria for acceptable tactics.

Review. The article discusses the possibility of determining the hidden identification marks electrophotographic equipment. The problem is relevant because in recent years, cases of falsification of written evidence, forgery in civil turnover and in other vital areas. The authors briefly review the history of the issue and the definition of these labels.

Review. In recent years, drug trafficking in Russia has become one of the most lucrative criminal activities. Drug smuggling is organized and is on stable conspiratorial channels. The article is devoted to criminological aspects of the studying of the personality of a typical offender who commits smuggling of drugs and psychotropic substances.