Some Aspects of Countering Organized Crime in the Russian Federation

In the realities of modern times, organized crime has become widespread. Organized crime is a phenomenon that has many interrelated manifestations. As in all times, at present, the trends in the spread of the level consider it along with the problems of our time. Organized crime is a complex problem of modern society, which has a destructive impact on all sectors and spheres of society. Among the forms of organized crime, an organized group, a criminal organization and a criminal community are distinguished. These forms, in turn, are designed to commit certain types of crimes, including: organized terrorism and extremism, assassinations, corruption, illegal trafficking in nuclear materials, technologies, drugs, weapons, criminal gambling, trafficking in human beings and their organs. [1]. The legal basis for combating organized crime is Federal Law No. 46-FZ dated April 1, 2019 “On Amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation with regard to combating organized crime”. The purpose of the scientific article is to get acquainted with the basic concepts, features, signs, forms and types, as well as consider some aspects of combating organized crime in the Russian Federation. In the work, the author considers such issues as the concept, signs, features and types of organized crime, and some aspects of combating organized crime in the Russian Federation. [2].