World Factbook of Criminal Justice Systems: Russia

• NCJ Number: 169665
• Author(s): I V Nikiforov
• Date Published: 1997
• Length: 14 pages
• Grant Number(s): 90-BJ-CX-0002
• Sponsoring Agency: Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
• Corporate Author: State University of New York at Albany
• Sale Source: State University of New York at Albany; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, International Crime Statistics Program

Annotation

This document presents information on the criminal justice system of Russia.

Abstract

As part of a general overview of Russia's criminal justice system, the article examines the history of the system and also briefly discusses the country's political and legal systems. The report is divided into the following sections: (1) Crime (classification of crimes, statistics on murder, rape, major bodily injury, drug offenses); (2) Victims (groups most victimized by crime, role of victims in prosecution and sentencing, victims' rights legislation); (3) Police (administration, resources, technology, training and qualifications, discretion, accountability); (4) Prosecutorial and judicial process (rights of the accused, procedures); (5) Judicial system (administration, judges, special courts); (6) Penalties and sentencing (sentencing process, types of penalties); (7) Prison (description, administration, conditions); and (8) Extradition and treaties. Subject areas for which information was not obtained are so noted. Sources