The coordination of the law enforcement activities in the fight against crime safeguarding the national security of the Russian Federation

The introductory paper by the editor-in-chief of the next issue of “Legal Concept = The Legal paradigm” is a brief justification of the relevance of the stated topic - “The modern methodologyfor the coordination of criminal procedure activities of the law enforcement agencies”, and also accumulates the quintessence of the knowledge presented in the scientific papers of the heading “The main topic of the issue” and the research results of the coordination of the lawenforcement agenciesin the fight against crime. The editorial board of the journal believes that the coordination activity being studied from the standpoint of criminal procedure science is of particular interest in the context of eliminating threats to the national security of the Russian Federation bylegal methods andmeans. Theauthor substantiates the urgency of the problem of ensuring and improving the interaction of the law enforcement agenciesin the fight against crime, primarily, the complex criminal situation in the country. It is noted that the participation ofvarious lawenforcement agencies in the fight against crime determines the need for the systematic coordination of their efforts. The coordination of the law enforcement activities to combat crime in connection with this fact is one of the central functions of the prosecutor’s office and at the same time a mechanism to ensure the guarantee of such coordination, a tool to increase the efficiencyofcountering crime. The paper analyzes the scientific and practical significance of the papers that make up the heading “The main topic of the issue” and are characterized by both the theoretical and applied value. The general orientation of the papers and their distinctive features as original, creative research developments distinguished bythe scientific novelty is described briefly. The multi-aspect nature of the stated topic is justified through the variety of questions formulated by the authors of the main topic. The author hopes that the collected thematic papers will be especiallyuseful while improving the lawenforcement practice in the fight against crime.