On the Question of Criminal Legal Assessment of Persons Driving Vehicles Under the Influence of Alcohol
( Pp. 195-199)

This work is devoted to the study of the personality of a criminal who drives a vehicle under the influence of alcohol. It has been established that the development of crime is determined by social causes, including the neglect of social institutions, the state of tension in society, the growth of antisocial phenomena, etc. Therefore, the level of crime is in close relationship with the level of social development and the development of the state, as well as the determined domestic and foreign policy. The objectives of the study are to analyze the regulatory regulation of crimes related to driving a vehicle by a person in a drunken state. The vehicle is a source of increased danger, however, on the part of road users, in particular drivers, this danger is underestimated. In general, in the minds of most people, a violation of traffic rules is not considered some kind of serious act for which liability can be established, up to a criminal one. As a result, the legislator, in order to prevent and prevent drinking at the wheel, resorted to more stringent measures, namely the criminal prosecution of drunk drivers. The foregoing updated the relevant amendments to the current legislation, tightening the legal regulation of this area. As a result, the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation was supplemented with Article 264.1 "Violation of traffic rules by a person subjected to administrative punishment." In subsequent years, the situation on the roads has not changed, which again forced the legislator to tighten sanctions. This time, it was possible to “get through” to a large part of the drivers: the number of cases considered and defendants brought to trial in such cases in the period 2020-2021 have undergone significant downward changes. It is concluded that as long as drivers demonstrate an irresponsible attitude towards "drunk" driving, innocent people will continue to die on the roads.

Gutaev A.M., (2022), ON THE QUESTION OF CRIMINAL LEGAL ASSESSMENT OF PERSONS DRIVING VEHICLES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL. Gaps in Russian Legislation, 5 => 195-199.

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