Vestnik Policii

48-58

Authors: Ivan F. Firsov

The publication shares documents from the archives of Tyumen Oblast dating back to the period of the activity of the Provisional Government in the region. The author dwells upon the role of the central and local authorities in setting up a new law enforcement body – the people’s militia. Despite the new approaches to interpreting the February–October 1917 events adopted over the last decades, the issue of the organization of the people’s militia of the Provisional Government at the regional level has been investigated incompletely. In Tobolsk Governorate, where the influence of Bolsheviks was much weaker than in the country’s central regions, the process of organization of the people’s militia had its distinctive characteristics, which is clearly demonstrated by the documents published.

64-70

Authors: Pavel V. Dontsov

This article brings to light the history of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The author provides a number of documents which at different times have regulated the activity of the RCMP and subjects to comprehensive study the present-day structure of the RCMP, its powers, and the legal status of its officers.

76-80

Authors: Yury V. Naidenyshev, Armine A. Torosyan

This article addresses the present state of forensic trace evidence research into various types of traces using the latest equipment and devices. The author touches upon the objectives of the theory of and methodological issues in forensic trace evidence analysis. The article illustrates the significance of integration of knowledge in resolving objectives as part of forensic trace evidence examination.

5-15

Authors: Valery N. Ratushnyak, Tatyana V. Ratushnyak

This article, based on copious archive material, analyzes the activity of the Kuban police in its struggle against crime in 1860–1917. The author identifies the reasons behind the exacerbation of the criminogenic situation in the Kuban region during the post-reform period. The article examines the activity of criminal gangs and methods for combating them employed by Kuban’s law enforcement agencies. The author introduces new archive sources into scientific circulation.

21-29

Authors: Yuri F. Katorin

This article addresses the issue of building a system of protecting ports’ water areas from underwater threats in Russia. The author describes technical means for spotting combat divers in the event of their breaking into the water zone and specific weaponry for destroying marine saboteurs right in the water. The article provides the technical specifications and methods of application for such weaponry.

40-44

Authors: Yurii V. Naidenyshev

1896 saw the beginning of the new history of the Olympic Games, whose format differs fundamentally from that of the Ancient Olympics. Today, the Olympic Games are a global-scale event that also features athletes with limited mobility (Paralympians). Athletes can now compete in both summer and winter sports. Another distinctive feature of the New Era Olympics is that the event appears to draw terrorists and other criminal elements like a magnet. In the late 20th century, the world underwent major changes. In the late 1960s the planet was faced with a threat to global security – international terrorism. If in the early 20th century terrorism was considered an implement of the left, since it was accompanied by slogans about a struggle for the happiness of people, although, in essence, it was resorted to by individuals with no clear political platforms, in the middle of the century terrorism was openly taken on board by the right: national-separatists and Fascist movements in Germany, Hungary, and France. Terrorism started to take on different ideological views. In the 20th century, terrorism shifted to the state level. Consequently, the study of the experience of various countries in terms of ensuring security in preparing and staging the Olympics and Paralympics is of significance for the organizers of international sports events. This article is dedicated to summarizing the experience of using criminological means and methods for ensuring security in preparing and staging the 2014 22nd Olympic Winter Games and 11th Paralympic Winter Games in the City of Sochi.