On the Issue of Strengthening Liability for Crimes Against Public Security and State Authority

In the context of a special military operation and changes in geopolitical ties with many states, new challenges and threats to its stable functioning arise for the Russian Federation, among which we should highlight the transformation of criminal behavior directed against public security and state power. Currently, certain acts of terrorism and sabotage, as well as high treason, are becoming widespread. In this context, questions arise about the effectiveness of criminal liability, regulated by current legislation, for the above-mentioned crimes, including in terms of the potential of its preventive impact on the population. The purpose of the presented study is to analyze the current state of criminal legislation regulating liability for crimes against public danger and state power. The author comes to the conclusion that the modern process of tightening criminal liability for certain crimes of the above-mentioned nature seems justified and timely in connection with the expansion of the scale of criminal practice, as well as the need for criminal legal protection of public safety and state power, taking into account modern socio-economic, political and legal realities. Attention is focused on the prospects for further improvement of criminal legislation, in terms of lowering the age of criminal responsibility for sabotage from 16 years to 14 years, which is directly related to the increase in the number of such acts among adolescents.