Адміністративно-правові засади запобігання корупції в органах національної поліції

Abstract

Today, the problem of overcoming corruption is acute for all public authorities. But its existence in the police has more dangerous consequences, because corruption in the police undermines public confidence in law and order in the state, which must ensure police officers. The article considers the concepts and causes of corruption in the National Police. It is noted that the causes of police corruption are closely related to those that are characteristic of all categories of government officials and exist in society as a whole, namely economic, organizational, managerial, socio-psychological causes. Among the special reasons that cause corruption in the police are objective (external) and subjective (internal) reasons. Objective reasons are related to the specifics of professional activity, improper organization of employees' performance of their official duties, unfavorable conditions of service, etc. Subjective reasons are due to the level of development and upbringing of the police officer, among them: lack of idea about the proper and decent behavior of the police officer; insufficient development of moral and business qualities; the ability to be negatively influenced by colleagues who commit corrupt practices; lack of principled positions on honest and responsible service; lack of strong-willed qualities and adequate legal punishment for committing offenses with signs of corruption. It is determined that the main components of the administrative and legal mechanism for preventing corruption in the police are: legal relations and legal norms in the field of combating corruption; normative legal acts that form anti-corruption legislation; public authorities are called upon to combat corruption; administrative liability for corruption offenses, etc. The article substantiates the areas of improving the administrative and legal mechanism for preventing corruption in the National Police and provides proposals on the need to adopt the Law of Ukraine "On Public Control", amendments to the Laws of Ukraine "On Prevention of Corruption" and "On the National Police".