Criminal procedure policy of Russia: main aspects

Introduction. Currently a number of scientific works have been published on the criminal procedure policy of modern Russia, in which the authors consider this problem in every possible way (political, legal, methodological, criminological, etc.). The article presents an analytical review and outlines its position on such aspects of criminal procedure policy as its place in the political system of the Russian Federation, the essence, content, levels (forms) of implementation, subject composition, which made it possible to formulate the author's definition of the concept of “criminal procedure policy”. Research Methodology. In the course of the study, general and specific methods of scientific knowledge such as synthesis, analysis, induction, deduction, comparative legal and formal legal methods were used. Results. 1. Criminal procedure policy is an integral part of the anti-crime policy. The essence of criminal procedure policy is social relations expressed in the totality of interactions of its subjects, and the content is that such interactions concern the investigation of crimes and the resolution of criminal cases. 2. Criminal procedure policy is implemented at three levels (in three forms): doctrinal, law-making and law enforcement. At the doctrinal level, as a result of the selection of ideas, views, concepts, concrete ideas related to the criminal procedure sphere which are promising for implementation in a specific historical period, their totality is purposefully formed and is used for subsequent transformation into regulatory and legal relations within the framework of the legislative process. At the law-making level, regulatory legal acts are prepared, adopted, amended or cancelled, and they are executed at the law enforcement level. The subjects of criminal procedure policy are subjects of national and special state and general jurisdictions. 3. It is proposed to understand criminal procedure policy as an integral part of the state policy in the sphere of combating crime, which means social relations expressed in the totality of interactions of its subjects (general, national and special state jurisdictions) on the purposeful formation of ideas, views (in various forms), development, adoption and implementation of regulatory legal acts concerning the investigation of crimes and resolution of criminal cases.