PROBLEMS OF REFORMING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CRIMINAL CODE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN THE CONTEXT OF TRANSITION PERIOD
The article is devoted to the reformation of Chapter 26 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ‘Environmental crime’. The necessity of the appeal to the abovementioned subject is associated with the fact that despite the increased danger of environmental crimes and their widespread prevalence their prevention is highly inefficient. This is evidenced by the criminal statistics (the share of environmental crimes is less than 4% of the total number of recorded crimes), as well as their highest latency the level of which results in 99%. Meanwhile, the real environmental situation proves the contrary. The author offers the solutions to this topical issue.