Ways of committing crime in tourist industry

Abstract

It has been emphasized that, in connection with the development of tourism, cases of offenses related to tourism activity or committed under the guise of tourism have increased. At the same time, criminal activities in the field of tourist activity can be committed both by the real subjects of tourist activity, as well as by fictitious enterprises, as well as by persons who accompany the agreements on tourist services. Without knowledge of law enforcement agencies about the main means by which crimes of this kind are committed, success is not always possible, since investigation under such conditions is carried out in conditions of information failure. The article deals with research of scientists' views on the concept and structural elements of ways of committing a crime, considering the forensically significant features of ways of committing crimes in the sphere of tourist activity. The author proves that the ways of committing crimes in the sphere of tourist activity have a complete structure and consist of actions for preparation, direct commission and concealment aimed at achieving a single result. The author has emphasized that, in order to create the conditions necessary for the smooth open-ing of the tourist business, the subjects of tourist activity often go against the law, violating a number of criminal laws, involving in this chain the lawlessness of officials and persons who provide public services, which capable of making unlawful decisions and facilitating unlawful acts. The fttention has been paid to description of ways, to find out their peculiarities, to determine the factors that influence their formation, on the basis of which they are systematized. All types of criminal activities perpetrated in the sphere of tourist activity are divided into three groups: 1) methods of action related to creating the conditions necessary for the smooth opening of the tourist business; 2) unlawful actions related to the pursuit of the successful operation of tourism activities and the acquisition of surplus profits; 3) actions taken under the guise of tourism.