Prevention of Labor Protection Crimes in the Coal Industry

This study reveals issues related to the problems of ensuring occupational safety in the coal industry, as well as the safety of specialized production, the prevention of violations, crimes committed by persons authorized to occupational safety and safety at work who contribute to injuries and victims, as this problem has been of concern to Russia and the entire world community throughout the history of development industries. The article demonstrates an analysis of the content of the national criminal policy in this area. Results: in the course of the study, the current aspects of the prevention of crimes in the field of labor protection in the coal industry were analyzed with the justification of the main directions of the implementation of criminological knowledge in the practical activities of subjects of the prevention of crimes in the field of labor protection in the coal industry of the Russian Federation. In accordance with the above, at the present stage, crime prevention in the Russian coal industry is implemented by a system of entities, the main of which include: the Prosecutor's Office for supervision of the enforcement of laws in the coal mining industry; the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia; the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation; Rostechnadzor; the Office for Supervision of the Coal Industry operating as part of the Federal Service for Environmental, Technological nuclear supervision; heads of enterprises; employees who are required to comply with requirements in the field of occupational safety and security of professional activity; collective formations of the coal industry (trade unions, etc.). Discussion and Conclusions: the authors note the main directions of the national criminal policy in this area. The conceptual provisions aimed at improving the national crime prevention system of this type are defined. The scientific novelty of the study is due to the analysis of national statistical information on the status and dynamics of the acts under investigation provided by the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia. This fact indicates that there is no information about these crimes, as well as in general, in the category of attacks that violate labor protection requirements and special safety rules.