Combating the financing of criminal activities: modern trend in criminal policy, areas of optimization

The article presents the author’s vision of the current state of criminal law in combating the financing of criminal activities. It is noted that currently there is a targeted criminalization of the financing of certain types of criminal activities with signs of extremist and terrorist activities. The unifying features of a system of crimes establishing criminal liability for the financing of socially dangerous acts are identified. The need for inclusion in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation of a unified criminal law prohibition prohibiting the provision of financial and material assistance for the commission of any crime is substantiated.