Abstract: This article presents the characteristic features of thefts committed with illegal entry into the homes of citizens in the Republic of Tuva. In particular, regional peculiarities of the commission of thefts involving illegal entry into the home are noted. The methods of penetration into the dwelling are considered: by breaking the door, locking devices, door lock, penetration through the window, by exposing or breaking glass, selecting a key, etc. In the course of scientific research, general scientific methods, formal legal methods, and special research methods were used. Content analysis of documents, empirical research methods, questionnaires, interviewing, analysis, synthesis, etc.   In the first scientific article, an attempt was made to analyze the criminological characteristics of thefts committed with illegal entry into a dwelling in the Republic of Tyva. The main reasons and conditions under which thefts involving illegal entry into a dwelling in the Republic of Tyva are committed are listed. The peculiarities of the personality of a criminal encroaching on someone else's property in the Republic of Tyva are studied. Conclusions are drawn based on the results of an empirical study, in particular on the basis of a survey conducted in the territorial bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Republic of Tyva. The authors refer to statistical data from open sources of information.

Abstract: The research object is the range of legal and organizational problems of border cooperation of regional agencies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation with the agencies of foreign states in the sphere of investigative activities. The author analyzes international and domestic statutory instruments, related to border cooperation of Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs with the agencies of foreign states in the sphere of investigative activities, and the organizational issues of its realization by regional agencies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The research methodology is based on the modern achievements in epistemology. The author applies general philosophical and theoretical methods (dialectics, the system method, analysis, synthesis, analogy, deduction, observation, modeling), traditional methods of jurisprudence (formal logical), and special sociological methods (statistical, expert assessments, etc.). The author states the necessity to develop border cooperation in the sphere of investigative activities. The scientific novelty of the study consists in the proposals about the introduction of the post of liaison officers in regional agencies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the purpose of cooperation with the responsible authorities of foreign states.