Extra serious crime in the Far Eastern Federal District

Subject of research: dissertation research by Elena Mikhailovna Stone on the topic: "Criminological characteristics of especially serious crime in the Far Eastern Federal District", presented in the specialty 12.00.08 criminal law and criminology; penal law. The purpose of research: to evaluate the presented study for compliance with the requirements for scientific qualification works of this type. Methods and objects of research: in the process of studying the dissertation research, E.M. Stone used various methods of scientific knowledge, namely: dialectical, formal-logical, system-structural, analysis, synthesis, etc. Main results of research: dissertation prepared by E.M. Stone, meets all the requirements that apply to scientific work of this type. The dissertation makes a certain contribution to the solution of the problem posed, is an actual independent scientific research, which has a complete form, is based on a sufficient empirical base, which ensures its reliability; the conclusions and proposals contained in it have scientific novelty and practical significance. This work has been prepared on the basis of the opinion of the official opponent, A.V. Shesler, dated March 17, 2022, submitted to the Dissertation Council of the National Research Tomsk State University. 12.01.