The Standard of Crime Scientific Analysis (to the 100th Anniversary of Semyon Samuilovich Ovchinsky)

Abstract

Semyon Samuilovich Ovchinsky (1922–1993) had his 100-years anniversary in 2022. He was a distinguished Soviet and Russian scientist, professor and doctor of law. This article is prepared based on S.S. Ovchinsky biography information that is contained in the preface to the book «Operational investigative information» (2019). The author of the article cites the information about outstanding contribution of S.S. Ovchinsky in the entire complex of legal disciplines that are aimed at the crime fighting and crime prevention. These disciplines are criminology, criminalistics, administrative law, criminal law and criminal procedure. The author describes the process of creation by the scientist of operational and investigative activities and the basics of its information support. The article mentions the contents of three books that were published after the death of their author but that continue to influence modern scientific life. The article emphasizes the innovative nature of the S.S. Ovchinsky works that were ahead of time and that stay relevant nowadays. These works represent a solid theoretical foundation for creating information-search, information-analytical, information-identification and the most promising information-diagnostic systems of the new generation.