Some aspects of the criminal policy of the state to combat extremism at the present stage

This article examines some of the complex aspects of criminal policy in the sphere of counteraction to extremism. The main attention is paid to the question concerning the imperfection of the legislation in the sphere of counteraction to crimes of an extremist nature. An attempt is made to reveal the main causes of extremist crimes in criminal statistic materials. Considerable attention is paid to the interpretation of objective elements of crimes of an extremist nature on the examples of judicial and investigative practice of the Siberian Federal District. In conclusion, the Authors proposal some recommendations for optimizing the antiextremism legislation.