Revisiting the prospects of criminal-law doctrinal research into industrial safety issues at hazardous industrial facilities

In the article, the author proposes to pay attention to possible ways of developing a scientific discussion regarding the application of Article 217 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which establishes liability for socially dangerous violation of industrial safety rules at certain facilities. Having analyzed statistical indicators of the occurrence of man-made emergencies, as well as statistics on the work of courts of general jurisdiction in criminal cases of the category under consideration, the author emphasizes the need to strengthen the criminal-law protection of hazardous industrial facilities. For these purposes, it is proposed to pay special attention to special legislation which in itself is quite complex, and its application should exclude cases of ignoring the facts of criminal attitude of authorized persons to the performance of their duties.