TY JOUR TI operational search authorities, ethnic crime, ethnic criminal groups, operational search measures, operational search activities KW the history of the emergence of the phrase “ethnic crime” in the practical activities of operational investigative agencies and its subsequent use in criminology and statistics KW formed at the end of the preliminary investigation of crimes. The legality of using the term in the public sphere and the impact it has on the results of operational investigative agencies in matters of combating crimes committed by citizens of different nationalities. JO Bulletin of Ufa Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia AU Akhmedov, A.G. AU Nasyrov, R.R. PY 2024 IS 2024 PB Ufa Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia