Problems of qualification and investigation of the crime provided for in Article 2101 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation
https://doi.org/10.52468/2542-1514.2026.10(1).124-133
Abstract
Subject. Problematic issues of legislative regulation of Article 2101 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and its application in practice.
Methodology. The methodological basis is the principles of scientific knowledge: objectivity, interrelation of phenomena and their characteristics, unity of theory and practice.
The purpose of the study is theoretical and practical problematic aspects of the application of criminal legislation for taking the highest position in the criminal hierarchy, and formulates ways to solve them.
Main results. The authors have established that there are a number of problems related to the application of Article 2101 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation: there is no legislative consolidation of the concept of a person taking the highest position in the criminal hierarchy, as well as the accompanying conceptual apparatus fixed by law; the legislator does not regulate the list of actions that a person performs for taking the appropriate status in the criminal world, as well as actions to maintain and strengthen it. These shortcomings significantly complicate criminal proceedings and allow the leaders of the criminal world to avoid liability, and this has a negative impact on the eradication of organized crime in the country
About the Authors
O. A. Dizer
Putilin Belgorod Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Oleg A. Dizer – Doctor of Law, Professor; Deputy Head (Science)
71, Gor’kogo ul., Belgorod, 308024
AuthorID: 312006
A. V. Maksimenko
Putilin Belgorod Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexander V. Maksimenko – PhD in Law, Associate Professor; Head, Department of Criminal Law Disciplines
71, Gor’kogo ul., Belgorod, 308024
AuthorID: 691305
I. N. Arkhiptsev
Putilin Belgorod Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ivan N. Arkhiptsev – PhD in Law, Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Law Disciplines
71, Gor’kogo ul., Belgorod, 308024
AuthorID: 818209
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Dizer O.A., Maksimenko A.V., Arkhiptsev I.N. Problems of qualification and investigation of the crime provided for in Article 2101 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Law Enforcement Review. 2026;10(1):124-133. https://doi.org/10.52468/2542-1514.2026.10(1).124-133
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