Search for special values as a kind of “black archeology”: socio-legal aspect
Russia has a centuries-old rich history of development and formation, which allows you to find a reflection of the past in material objects. The article is devoted to one of such little-studied criminal law phenomena as "black archeology", which causes irreparable damage to the cultural heritage of Russia. In this article, the author analyzes the legislation of the Russian Federation, sentences passed by the courts of the Russian Federation, articles published in the media, which give us the opportunity to divide "black archeology" into several types. Since "black archeology" affects a large array of crimes provided for by the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, a number of which relate to one or a related type of crime, it makes sense to divide "black archeology" into separate types, one of which will be the search for special valuables (search and theft of objects of special value and search for archaeological objects in places of occurrence). The search for special values carried out by "black diggers" affects crimes provided for in Articles 243.2, 164 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The practical significance of the work is the introduction into criminological science of such a phenomenon as the crime of "black diggers", for its subsequent criminological study and combating it.