North Caucasus Federal University has become the venue for the All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference "Constitutional Foundations of Crime Prevention in Russia", which brought together representatives of the scientific and professional legal community.

The conference was attended by scientists in the field of law, teachers, representatives of state authorities and local governments, practicing lawyers, as well as graduate students and undergraduates from Russian and foreign universities. The conference brought together representatives of more than 60 leading universities in the country, including 25 doctors of sciences. The participation was organized both in face-to-face format and using video conferencing.

The conference was moderated by Kirill Dolgopolov, Doctor of Sociology, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor, Head of the NCFU Department of Criminal Law and Procedure.

– The purpose of the conference was not only an exchange of views, but also an opportunity for each participant to formulate a position on topical issues of crime prevention in modern conditions of development of the state and society. Representatives of law enforcement agencies, together with scientists from NCFU and other universities, were able to identify the main trends and contradictions in modern Russian, foreign and international law related to crime prevention issues. We also managed to outline proposals for further improvement of the current anti–criminal legislation and streamlining the practice of its application," Kirill Dolgopolov shared.

The key topics of discussion were issues of criminal law, criminal procedure, penal enforcement, criminological and criminalistic counteraction to crime, as well as proposals for improving legislation and law enforcement practice. The participants also reviewed current trends in the implementation of criminal law policy, the problems of countering corruption and cybercrime, terrorist and extremist crimes, environmental crime and other relevant areas of legal science.

During the conference, an active discussion took place on most of the stated topics, and agreed positions were developed on a number of issues. The participants noted the high level of organization and the practical importance of the discussions for the development of legal science and law enforcement practice.