Category Archives: News in English

On 20 October 2022, the traditional annual roundtable on crime prevention was held at Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL). This year it was dedicated to the issues of prevention in the field of migration. As always, the event was … Read More →

On the evening of 16 October 2022, the opening ceremony of the XVI All-Russian Festival of Historical films “Veche” was held. The programme ended with the premiere of the competitive feature film “The Last Tsar and the First Emperor” (2022) … Read More →

On 13 October 2022, President of the Union of Criminalists and Criminologists Igor Matskevich and Secretary of the Bureau Elizaveta Ovchinnikova attended the premiere performance “Where the Prosecutor Looks At?” based on the bestselling novel of the same name by … Read More →

On 7-8 October 2022, in Yelets, Russian city of military glory, Deputy Director of the Institute of State and Law under the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vice-President of the Union of Criminalists and Criminologists, Doctor of Law, Professor Alexander Zvyagintsev … Read More →

On 4 October 2022, President of the Union of Criminolalists and Criminologists, Doctor of Law, Professor, Honoured Scientist of the Russian Federation Igor Matskevich became a winner of the 2022 Russian Government Awards in the field of science and technology … Read More →

The Vologda Institute of Law and Economics of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia is the founder and publisher of scientific periodicals. On 23 September 2022, the List of peer-reviewed scientific publications has been updated, in which the main scientific … Read More →

On 6 September 2022, an international scientific and practical conference on the topic ‘Legal regulation of the modern state transformation in the context of digitalization and global challenges’ was held in Bishkek (Kyrgyz Republic), dedicated to the 25th anniversary of … Read More →

The document provides for the development of penitentiary scientific schools, patriotic, spiritual, moral, cultural and civic education of employees, cadets and students. The agreement was signed by President of the interregional public organization ‘Scientific Penitentiary Club’ Alexey Baranov and Head … Read More →

On 7 June 2022, President of the Union of Criminalists and Criminologists Igor Matskevich presented the Union’s membership card to the President of the All-Russian Police Association IPA, Doctor of Law, Professor, Honoured Lawyer of the Russian Federation Yury Zhdanov. Heads of public organisations … Read More →

On 5 July 2022, a regular discussion of the Union of Criminalists and Criminologists members’ scientific works took place within the framework of the Author platform ‘Our Books’. A book by Doctor of Law, Professor, Honoured Employee of the Prosecutor’s … Read More →

Analytical review ‘Dynamics of crime and victimization in Russia 2018-2021. Results of the second crime victimization survey’ 01.07.2022 Dmitry Serebrennikov, Kirill Titaev Police and law enforcement activities In 2021, the Institute for the Rule of Law (IRL) at the European … Read More →

The voices of youth for a peaceful and inclusive world 9 December 2021 marks the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime, as well as the … Read More →

On 8 December, the Union of Criminalists and Criminologists Annual Meeting was held at Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL). Due to the epidemic situation, members of the Union from Russia and other countries took part in the Meeting remotely. … Read More →

On 3 December, a solemn ceremony of presenting the highest legal awards of the Association of Lawyers of Russia was held at the Moscow City Golf Club. Prominent lawyers from all over Russia gathered at the meeting. The Association organised … Read More →

On 7 November 1941 at 8 a.m. on the Red Square in Moscow began a military parade on the occasion of the 24th anniversary of the October Revolution. A parade was held during the Battle of Moscow, when the front … Read More →

DISCUSSION CLUB School Shooting: Legal, criminological, sociological and psychological problems On 29 October 2021, the ordinary online meeting of the Discussion Club was held together with the Saratov Branch Office of the Union of Criminalists and Criminologists. The participants of … Read More →