Center for the study of criminal policy and criminology

KAIRULLA YERKIN KAIRULLOVICH

Head of the center

Justice Advisor

Candidate of Law Sciences

Scientific and pedagogical work experience: since 2001

Progress:

Defense of the thesis on the topic «Problems of victimology of nonviolent theft of other people’s property» with the assignment of the the Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the degree of Candidate of Law in the specialty 12.00.08 – criminal law and criminology; penal enforcement law in

Dissertation Council of KazGUU (Astana, 2005).

Scholarship program of the German Federal Criminal Police Department (Berlin, Germany, 2006).

Awarded «Yeren yenbegi ushin» state award (2021), jubilee medal «20 years of the Constitution of Kazakhstan» (2015), departmental awards of the Prosecutor’s Office and law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Research interests: criminal law and criminology, penal enforcement law; law enforcement.

Scientific research activities:

He is the author of more than 20 works, including scientific articles published in a number of specialized publications (in journals recommended by the Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan).

 

VOYEVODKIN DENIS

Chief Researcher

Chief Researcher

Senior Justice Counselor

Education: Utemisov West Kazakhstan State University; Saratov State Law Academy; Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies under the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Academic Degree: PhD.

Achievements: Awarded departmental awards and jubilee medals of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the “Honorary Worker of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan” badge.

Work experience in the prosecutor’s office: over 22 years.

Fields of scientific interest: forensics, criminal law, criminal procedure law, combating corruption and the shadow economy, cybercrime, and asset recovery.

Research activities: author of more than 10 scientific publications in the field of law, including 5 publications in Scopus-indexed journals.

 

BAKHYTZHAN ISLAMBEKULY SADIBEKOV

Chief Researcher

Chief Research Fellow

Senior Counsellor of Justice

Education: Kazakh State Law University

Professional Experience: Over 26 years of service in the prosecution authorities, including seven months at the Law Enforcement Academy

Awards and Distinctions: Recipient of the state award — the Medal “For Military Valour”; anniversary medals “20 Years of the Constitution of Kazakhstan” and “30 Years of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan”; the badge “Honorary Employee of the Prosecutor’s Office”; as well as departmental awards from the prosecution and internal affairs authorities

Research Interests: Criminal law and criminal procedure legislation

Research Activities:

– Methodological Guidelines “Specific Features of Investigating Criminal Cases Related to Mass Riots,” 2021;

– Methodological Guidelines “Specific Features of Investigating Criminal Cases Related to Embezzlement,” 2021;

– Methodological Guidelines “Specific Features of Investigating Criminal Cases Related to Forest Fires,” 2025.

 

KASIMOVA MADINA ORYNBAEVNA

Leading Researcher

Counselor of Justice

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Experience in scientific and pedagogical work: since 2005

Defended a dissertation on the topic “Investigative Prevention of Corruption Crimes and Its Effectiveness” in the specialty 8D04201 – Jurisprudence.

Achievements: awarded jubilee medals of the Republic of Kazakhstan and departmental awards of the financial police and prosecution authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Research interests: criminology, criminal procedure legislation.

Research activities:

Author of more than 20 scholarly works, including scientific articles published in a number of specialized journals recommended by the Committee for Quality Assurance in the Sphere of Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as in publications indexed in the Scopus and RSCI databases.

 

BADANOVA ANNA NIKOLAEVNA

Senior Researcher

Junior Counselor of Justice

Philosophy Doctor (PhD), Master of National Security and Military Affairs

Education: Almaty Academy of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan named after M.Esbulatova,

Doctoral studies – Law Enforcement Academy under the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Defense of a doctoral dissertation on the topic: «Theoretical and applied foundations for conducting remote investigative actions» (2024).

Achievements:

– graduate of the «School of Analytics» under the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

– author of the reference manual «Modern explanatory dictionary for the investigator»;

– co-author of textbooks «Fundamentals of law», «Theory and practice of forensics»;

– Utility model patent holder № 7572 RSE «National Institute of Intellectual Property» of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan: «Mobile module»;

– holder of copyright certificate № 22354 RSE «National Institute of Intellectual Property» of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan: «Computer program»;

– Appreciation letters from the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs;

More than 30 scientific works, including patents, textbooks, reference books, copyright certificates, scientific articles published in a number of specialized publications (including journals, recommended by the Committee for Quality Assurance in the Sphere of Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and included in the Scopus and RSCI databases).

Area of scientific interests: criminal and criminal procedural legislation.