To the question of the concept of "crime detection" in the context the present legislation

The author refers to the results of longterm scientific discussion on the term "crime detection" and its relationship with the terms " crime investigation" and "criminal prosecution" that are similar in meaning. The criminal procedure law refused to assign tasks of crime detection to the investigator by formulating as one of the key principles principle of adversarial proceedings and giving the investigator the function of criminal prosecution. However, the construction of a number of articles of General and Special conditions of the Russian Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Institute of pretrial agreement on cooperation provides as a ground for excluding criminal responsibility (or circumstances that could mitigate the punishment) various options for his/her contribution to crime detection. This led the author to consider the term "crime detection" from this perspective and to offer conclusions and recommendations for optimizing the relevant investigative and judicial practice.