Abstract: The subject of the research is the modeling of the educational space, increasing the efficiency of the student's independent work in preparing a thesis. Electronic educational resources are a means of learning and act to transfer its quality. One of the objects of introduction into the educational practice of educational organizations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia continues to be the organization of independent work. The level of the completed thesis, defense performances and the final grade are directly related to the effectiveness of managing students' independent work. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that it describes in detail the method of using the capabilities of the electronic information and educational environment of the institute to provide methodological and organizational assistance to students performing final qualifying work. This experience of implementing the student's independent work made it possible to identify a number of advantages in comparison with traditional forms. The use of the presented model of managing students' independent work contributed to the achievement of the learning objectives.

Abstract: The research object is social relations in the field of criminal-legal regulation of components of crime establishing liability for cruelty to animals (art. 245 of the Criminal Code of Russia). The research subject is Russia’s legislation establishing liability for cruelty to animals, materials of investigative and judicial practice, official statistics, and theoretical views of scholars on the problem of cruelty to animals. The research methodology is based on the general dialectical approach. The author also uses such methods as the logical method, formal-legal method, and teleological method. During the research, the author also uses general scientific and specific methods of scientific cognition. The scientific novelty of the research is determined by the fact that, based on a comprehensive system analysis of Russian legislation, it formulates theoretical provisions about the improvement and use of criminal regulations establishing responsibility for cruelty to animals. In particular, with account for the regulations of the Federal Law of December 27, 2018 No. 498 «On responsible attitude to animals and amending particular legal regulations of the Russian Federation», the author formulates the definition of the term «cruelty to animals» and proposals about particular issues of qualifying crimes considered in article 245 of the Criminal Code of Russia.

Abstract: The research object is social relations in the field of legal regulation of the composition of a crime carrying responsibility for purchasing, storage, transportation, processing for the purpose of illegal sale, and illegal sale of timber known to be illegally harvested, according to the article 191.1 of the Criminal Code of Russia. The research subject is Russia’s legislation imposing responsibility for the sales of illegally harvested timber, the materials of judicial practice, and theoretical views of scholars. The research methodology is based on the general dialectical method. The author also uses such research methods as logical, formal-legal, and teleological ones. The research is based on both general scientific and specific methods of scientific cognition. The purpose of the research is to formulate the proposals about the improvement of the practice of application of the article 191.1 of the Criminal Code of Russia. The scientific novelty of the research is determined by the fact that it contains theoretical provisions about the improvement and application of the article 191.1 of the Criminal Code. Particularly, the author describes the contents of particular constituent elements of this offence, including the evaluative and blanket ones, and formulates the proposals about the classification of crimes described in the article 191.1 of the Criminal Code. The author arrives at the conclusion that a crime, described in the article 191.1, is a new form of involvement in a crime, and the predicate deed is illegal harvesting of timber (article 260 of the Criminal Code, part 1 and 2 of article 8.28 of the Administrative Offences Code). 
 

Abstract: Based on the analysis of the legislation of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan the author of the article conducts a comparative-legal research of the term "motor vehicle" used in relation to Articles 264 and 345 of the Criminal Code. In her article Ayupova also discusses the most important features of the studied concepts.  Analyzing modern Russia's and foreign states' experience in regulation of responsibility for violating traffic rules, the author has made proposals for improving the current criminal legislation and changing the list of vehicles. The methodological basis of this research involves legal comparative studies of dialectical theory of knowledge considering the development of a studied problem as part of the system. The scientific novelty of the research is caused by the fact that the author provides a critical review of motor vehicle components both in theory and practice taking into account the current criminal legislation of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan.