Zhalinsky, A.E. Forensic characteristics of terrorism in Russia.

Abstract: The article contains the provision of the A.E. Zhalinsky’s last report, which he presented on November 1, 2011 at the Congress on Fighting Terrorism in Beijing. In this article one may find characteristics of the normative bases for fighting terrorism, the author provides statistical data, and general evaluations of situation with fighting terrorism in Russia. The author points out that the general evaluation of condition and dynamics of terrorism is complicated and controversial. The article also includes forensic specific features of terrorism in the Russian Federation, then the author evaluates the prevention of terrorism, which includes the general means of influence onto the factors, which provide for terrorism, such as strengthening of social support of fi ghting terrorism among the general public, organizational and technical means. The author then provides a forecast on fighting terrorism in Russia, which in author’s point of view is quite optimistic, as shared by most people. The author also points out negative attitude of Russian society to all types of terrorism.

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