QUESTIONS OF CRIMINAL POLICY OF THE STATE Savenkov Aleksandr Nikolaevich, Dr of Law, Professor, Honored Lawyer of Russia. <...> E-mail: AN61S@yandex.ru Annotation: In the article the questions of the formation and implementation of state policy in the field of criminal law protection of public relations. <...> The analysis of the history of the doctrine of criminal law in relation to the concept of criminal policy, and legal and theoretical foundations of the Russian criminal science. <...> The problems of modern criminal-legal regulation in the context of implementing the functions of public authorities to combat crime. <...> On the basis of the analysis given scientific advice on specific issues of criminal policy: the effectiveness of types of criminal punishment; performance measures of responsibility for a number of criminal law; special order of criminal proceedings; institution of trial by jury. <...> It stressed the need to inform the public and the legal form of legal awareness of citizens, as well as countering the legal expansion. <...>