Activities Of Law Enforcement Agencies Research Articles

Legal principles of polygraph use in the field of corruption prevention: international experience

The objective of the research was to consider the international experience of legal regulation of the use of polygraph in the field of corruption prevention. In this regard, the experience of the use of polygraph and polygraph studies in the activities of law enforcement agencies in various countries as one of the methods of preventing corruption was analyzed. The methodological basis of the research is presented as comparative-legal and systematic analysis, formal-legal method, method of interpretation, hermeneutic method, as well as methods of analysis and synthesis. It was concluded that the main areas of application of the polygraph are both the investigation of crimes (including criminal ones) and the fight against organized crime and also as one of the valid methods to prevent corruption, as well as to verify the reliability and integrity of applicants for positions in the police, prosecutors' offices, courts and other law enforcement agencies and, as far as possible, to ensure the seriousness and integrity of public servants who wish to occupy higher positions in their career path.

OVERCOMING CORRUPTION RISKS IN THE ACTIVITIES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE CONTEXT OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION

The subject of the study is the conceptual, theoretical, empirical and methodological foundations of overcoming corruption risks in the activities of law enforcement agencies in the conditions of economic integration. Methodology. General and specific methods of knowledge were used in the research process. The dialectical method was used to study the nature of corruption at the legal and economic levels of its manifestation. The analysis created the conditions for a multifaceted study of all the characteristic features of corruption, corruption risk and corruption risk management in the context of economic integration. The synthesis created the conditions for generalising the characteristics of the above categories in the legal and economic fields. The formal legal method allowed to correctly interpret the content of normative legal acts that determine the general, special and local legal regime of corruption risk management in the activities of law enforcement agencies in the conditions of economic integration. The purpose of the article is to identify the economic and legal foundations of corruption as a socio-economic and legal phenomenon, as well as corruption risks and their management in the activities of law enforcement agencies, at a theoretical and empirical level. The results of the study showed that measures to overcome corruption risks in the activities of law enforcement agencies are components of the process of their management, which have the appropriate differentiation, organisational, legal and socio-economic basis. Conclusion. Corruption as a social, economic and legal phenomenon has a number of causes, including political, economic, legal, organisational and socio-psychological. Corruption causes corresponding negative phenomena in the development of the economy both at the national and global, international level. Taking into account the position of international and Ukrainian legislation, the study of the nature of the risk of corruption was conducted, as a result of which the categories of assessment and management of the risk of corruption were distinguished in favour of the latter. The positive results of improving the legal regulation of corruption risk management were noted. Based on the results of the study of the content of corruption risks and the process of their management, proposals for amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On Prevention of Corruption" were made. It was concluded that the phenomenon of overcoming corruption risks in law enforcement bodies represents a system of appropriate measures, which can be divided into the following groups: 1) general; 2) special; 3) local. General measures are defined within the framework of the general provisions of the current international and domestic legislation, which applies to all subjects in the field of anti-corruption legal regulation, in particular to officials of state authorities. Special ones reflect the specifics of such measures within the limits of the respective law enforcement agency, which is reflected in the content of the anti-corruption programme for the respective period. Local ones appear within the framework of the relevant law enforcement body (police), which is mediated by the anti-corruption programme of this particular body.

Digital Prosecutor’s Assistant or Digital Prosecutor?

The research examines some aspects of the digitalization of law enforcement. The author selectively analyzes relevant regulatory framework and a number of domestic and foreign examples of the use of artificial intelligence in the activities of law enforcement agencies and the prosecutor's office. He notes the problems of introducing artificial intelligence into the work of law enforcement officers and identifies the most promising areas of activity, primarily analytical ones, for the use of digital assistants by prosecutors. Based on the results of the study, the author concludes that the proliferation of digital assistant programs which eliminate routine work and increase the effectiveness of supervision is inevitable, and he also predicts the emergence of digital prosecutors in the foreseeable future.

СОВРЕМЕННАЯ НАРКОСИТУАЦИЯ В РОССИИ: СОСТОЯНИЕ И ТЕНДЕНЦИИ

Determining the state and trends of the drug situation in the Russian Federation is one of the urgent problems of state policy in the field of countering illicit drug trafficking aimed at protecting the health of citizens, ensuring state and public safety.
 Based on official sources and departmental statistical reports, the article provides a criminological analysis of the drug situation, including an assessment of the consequences of non-medical drug use and the main indicators of drug trafficking for the period from 2018 to 2022 in the Russian Fed-eration. The main attention is paid to such indicators as the state, dynamics and structure of crimes in the field of illicit trafficking. Their tendencies associated with the action of a number of criminogenic and anticriminogenic factors (legal, political, informational, etc.) are determined.
 The presented research results will allow timely identification of new criminal threats associated with drug trafficking, identify priority areas of preventive activities of law enforcement agencies, develop and apply the most effective preventive measures.

Cybersecurity Policy of Modern Education

The subject of the study is the activity of law enforcement agencies in the fight against cybercrime. The object of the study is the social relations that arise in the field of education during the implementation of the program to combat cybercrime in Russia. The author examines the issues of crimes committed with the help of information technologies or in cyberspace, as well as the organization of counteraction to their commission, activities aimed at protecting the health of citizens, ensuring state and public security. Studies the process of using modern methods in the identification and disclosure of crimes committed using information and telecommunication technologies. Special attention is paid to the strategy of digital transformation of education of schoolchildren and students: according to which students will be able to master the knowledge necessary to protect themselves and their data when working with technical means of communication. The novelty lies in the fact that the way being worked out to solve the problem of growing crime in the information environment and crime using modern technologies directly affects the modern educational processes of schoolchildren and students, who in the future should become a bulwark of protecting the population from cybercrime. The main conclusion of the study is that such an improvement in education will increase the general digital literacy of the population, the level of public confidence in the state, and in particular in law enforcement agencies. It will provide a fast, comprehensive search for malicious sites, in view of which their number, as well as the negative effect of such, will decrease, which will lead to a decrease in cybercrime in Russia.

THE MOTIVATION COMPONENT OF LEGAL PROTECTION OF SOCIAL MORALS IN THE ACTIVITIES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT BODIES OF UKRAINE: CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIETY

The purpose of the article is to study the theoretical and legal discourse of the modern definition of the motivational component of the legal protection of public morality in the activity of law enforcement agencies of Ukraine. As a result of the conducted analysis, it is necessary to state that motivational orientation should be interpreted as a category of philosophical praxeology, which is most closely related to the concept of determination, and therefore, taking into account that motivation is an element and axiological, it is appropriate to emphasize the importance of confidence and conviction of a person in the correctness and reasonableness their own aspirations. This is possible provided there is a clear regulatory basis, especially when it comes to protocol and such responsible work as law enforcement. The article establishes that the motivation of a law enforcement officer closely interacts with legal deontology, which, by its very nature, determines the basic moral and social principles of interpersonal relations, which motivate in what way a law enforcement officer should understand his professional purpose, how exactly to interpret his mission, and, at most, to realize why the law enforcement profession exists at all. It was established that when investigating the motivational determination of the legal protection of public morality within law enforcement agencies, it is advisable to, first of all, talk about the implementation of the function of legal protection as a professional duty of representatives of law enforcement agencies, which follows from legal norms. It has been established that the problem of the relationship between public morality and the axiology of law enforcement activity is not only a complex topical question and a complex cognitive process, but, in fact, a new epistemological mechanism of scientific immersion in the ideological social foundations of the era of law enforcement system reforms, the era of revolutionary changes and, unfortunately, military realities of modern Ukraine. It is suggested that the motivational determination of the protection of public morality by law enforcement agencies, or their moral self-regulation, should be interpreted as a very comprehensive process, characterized by external and internal determinants, conditioned by the object of legal protection itself and dependent on the specifics of a specific law enforcement agency and its structural unit.

Problems in the formation and implementation of the methodology for investigating homicides related to domestic violence

The theoretical foundations for building a separate forensic methodology for investigating homicides committed in connection with domestic violence have been developed. A scientific justification for the differentiation of the relevant type of homicide in the system of forensic classification of criminal offences related to domestic violence has been proposed. Certain elements of the methodology for investigating this type of homicide and their specificity in the context of developing forensic recommendations have been identified. Characteristics of the practical implementation of the methodology for investigating homicides committed in connection with domestic violence have been provided. A systematic analysis of the elements of the mechanism of domestic homicide and domestic violence, the activities of law enforcement agencies to prevent, detect and investigate this type of homicide, as well as scientific recommendations concerning the methodological and forensic support of pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings on homicide has been carried out. Legislation regulating social relations in the field of domestic violence prevention, as well as judicial and investigative practice in criminal proceedings on homicide related to domestic violence have been studied. On this basis, it has been determined that homicide committed in connection with domestic violence is a type of domestic (household) homicide, the investigation process of which is characterised by specific features which necessitate the formation of a corresponding separate subspecies forensic methodology. The main distinguishing feature of this homicide group is predicate domestic violence, i.e. violence that systematically occurs in the family before the actual event of the homicide. An important reason for differentiating the methodology of investigating such homicides is the forensic classification of domestic violence as a separate phenomenon and criminal offences related to it. These classifications also make it possible to detail individual elements of the methodology for investigating the category of homicide under study, including typical investigative situations, versions, tactical tasks of the investigation, algorithms of investigator's actions and tactical operations. A specific aspect of the formation and practical implementation of the methodology for investigating homicides committed in connection with domestic violence is to take into account the peculiarities of the behaviour and psychology of the offender, the victim and, in some cases, witnesses of domestic violence when choosing means of evidence (investigative actions) and tactics for their conduct. This significantly affects the specification of typical investigative situations of the initial and subsequent stages of the investigation, as well as determines the specific tactics of certain procedural actions, including inspection of the scene, interrogation, involvement of experts, etc.

Primary Fight against «Minor» Corruption Crimes as a Problem of Judicial Practice and Forensics

The paper focuses on the problem raised in its title and verified it as a scientific hypothesis. Based on the analysis of regularities in the investigation of corruption crimes and scientific developments on the same subject, statistical data and standings of leading forensic scientists, it is proved that there are two problems: practical and scientific. The first is the presence of a negative pattern in the activities of law enforcement agencies, a kind of informal priority in the fight against minor crimes that do not represent legal and criminalistic complexity. The second problem related to the first, but already a scientific problem, is that a lot of scientific forensic developments, for example investigation techniques, are devoted to the description and investigation of just small, uncomplicated crimes. The author analyzes the causes of these problems, including methodological ones. Thus, in criminology, research programs for studying and generalizing the practice of investigating criminal cases have not been fully developed. Criminal cases that have resulted in convictions are not a completely valid and not the most informative source for a criminologist—developer. The author suggests supplementing these sources with a list of five types of, relatively speaking, «unrealized» materials.As a result, conclusions are drawn that criminology as a science should: 1) be critical of the noted practical regularity; 2) adopt the principle of priority for the development of recommendations for the investigation of the most complex and dangerous crimes. In addition, forensic techniques in cases of corruption crimes should contain a number of main areas of investigation, the essence of which is the priority of combating high—level, serial attacks, the activities of organized criminal groups and money laundering.

Council of Europe standards on the use of facial recognition technologies in criminal proceedings or who is the eye of Sauron looking at

Purpose. The purpose of this article is to analyze the current approaches of the Council of Europe regarding the regulatory regulation of the use of facial recognition technology in criminal proceedings, taking into account the wide spread of this method of fighting crime. The methodology includes the analysis of the Council of Europe Instructions on facial recognition dated January 28, 2021 and the Recommendations of the Council of Europe dated November 18, 2022, the study of the experience of other countries, the assessment of the risks of implementing this technology, the available scientific and theoretical material, and the formulation of relevant conclusions and recommendations. The following methods of scientific knowledge were used during the research: terminological, logical-semantic, functional, systemic-structural, logical-normative. The results. The result of the study was the determination of the main principles of the implementation of the national facial recognition system, which is definitely extremely necessary and effective in the activities of law enforcement agencies and the defense sector. In order to ensure a balance between the observance of human rights and the security of society and the state, this system must be based on legality, transparency, temporal criteria (determining the time of image storage), prohibition of discrimination (tracking based on national, religious and other criteria), audit and ethics. Practical significance. The conducted analysis of modern international standards and recommendations can be useful in the development of draft laws on the introduction of facial recognition technologies (amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine regarding the granting of permission to deploy a facial recognition system in a certain place with a certain purpose and the adoption of a special law on regulating the activities of a special national body responsible for the functioning of this system) to prevent human rights violations. The lack of ECtHR practice on this issue (one application was submitted for consideration) requires careful legislative elaboration of the introduction of new technologies.

ВЛИЯНИЕ ТЕРРИТОРИАЛЬНЫХ ОСОБЕННОСТЕЙ НА ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТЬ ПРАВООХРАНИТЕЛЬНЫХ ОРГАНОВ СИБИРСКОГО КРАЯ (1925-1930 гг.)

Based on published materials and previously unpublished archival sources, the paper analyzes the impact of territorial features of Siberia on the activities of law enforcement agencies during the existence of the Siberian Krai (1926-1930). The author examines the overall criminogenic situation, the effectiveness of law enforcement agencies and their shortcomings stemming from the territorial features of Siberia: vast amounts of space, low population density, ethnic territories, complex terrain, climatic and seasonal changes. The author argues that, combined with the lack of communication and transportation means, these features created special conditions for the development and formation of law enforcement agencies that are not characteristic of the system on the national scale.

Prediction Machine Learning Models on Propensity Convicts to Criminal Recidivism

Increasing internal state security requires an understanding of the factors that influence the commission of repetitive crimes (recidivism) since the crime is not caused by public danger but by the criminal person. Against the background of informatization of the information activities of law enforcement agencies, there is no doubt about the expediency of using artificial intelligence algorithms and blockchain technology to predict and prevent crimes. The prediction machine-learning models for identifying significant factors (individual characteristics of convicts), which affect the propensity to commit criminal recidivism, were applied in this article. For predicting the probability of propensity for criminal recidivism of customers of Ukrainian penitentiary institutions, a Decision Tree model was built to suggest the probability of repeated criminal offenses by convicts. It was established that the number of convictions to the actual punishment and suspended convictions is the main factors that determine the propensity of customers of penitentiary institutions to commit criminal recidivism in the future. Decision Tree models for the classification of convicts prone or not prone to recidivism were built. They can be used to predict new cases for decision-making support in criminal justice. In our further research, the possibility of using the technology of distributed registers/blockchain in predictive criminology will be analyzed.

Criminal procedural means of preliminary verification of reports on misuse of budgetary funds

The object of the study is the crimes provided for in Articles 285.1 and Article 285.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, as well as the activities of the subject of the investigation in general and to verify reports of misuse of budgetary funds, in particular. The subject of the study was the regularities of the preparation, commission and concealment of this group of crimes, as well as the regularities of the activities of law enforcement agencies to identify, investigate and disclose them. When forming conclusions, the authors were guided by the analysis of the norms of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, other laws regulating the verification of reports on this group of crimes and the conduct of their investigation, the provisions of general criminalistic theories, materials of investigative and judicial practice (materials of 148 criminal cases considered in the courts of the Southern Federal District of the Russian Federation are summarized). The authors consider in detail the investigator's verification of the report on the misuse of budgetary funds, with special attention being paid to the problems of using the means of its implementation. The study used dialectical, logical, statistical, formal and legal research methods, as well as the method of legal modeling. The authors note that when conducting an audit of a report on the misuse of budgetary funds, the investigator needs to use the full range of means specified in Part 1 of Article 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation. The conducted research made it possible to establish that these funds are sufficient for its implementation, at the same time, their insufficiently detailed regulation in the criminal procedure Law creates difficulties when investigating a crime report. The authors offer organizational and tactical recommendations that will avoid negative consequences when receiving explanations, requesting documents, appointing examinations, etc. At the same time, the authors point out that a complete solution to this problem requires fixing a clear and detailed procedure for using means of verifying a crime report in the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation.

THE ROLE OF ECONOMIC AND DIGITAL FACTORS IN COMBATING CORRUPTION

This article is devoted to the investigation of the impact of economic and digital factors on anti-corruption policy. The paper considers the main causes of corruption, its negative impact on social processes and political stability, and ways to overcome it. It was emphasized that corruption weakens the economic growth of countries, reduces citizens' trust in the government. Bribery, its scale, dynamics and specification are a consequence of political, social and economic problems of countries, and the world has not yet come up with a single recipe for fighting corruption. Research revealed that digitization can significantly increase the openness, publicity and transparency of public administration, identify corrupt connections, schemes and relationships, optimize anti-corruption activities of law enforcement agencies and limit the opportunities for corrupt officials. In the period of a post-war recovery Ukraine will need significant reforms, especially in the anti-corruption sphere, so there is an objective scientific and practical demand for a comprehensive study of anti-corruption issues. During the writing of the article the methods of theoretical and practical research were used, including the method of the panel data analysis. The empirical results have proved that the promotion of digital economy can significantly minimize corruption. For example, the digital economy can help tackle corruption by enabling greater transparency, reducing opportunities for corrupt practices, and empowering citizens to participate in the fight against corruption. As technology continues to evolve, there will likely be even more opportunities to leverage the digital economy to combat corruption and promote transparency and accountability. Based on the obtained resuts, the recommendations for tackling corruption were suggested.

ESSENCE AND STRUCTURE OF ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT OF LAW-ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OF UKRAINE

The article studies the concept and structure of organizational support of law enforcement agencies of Ukraine. The author substantiates the thesis that organizational support of law enforcement agencies is not limited to the organization of their work, and therefore can not be defined solely on the basis of the provisions of management science. Effective performance of duties assigned to law enforcement agencies largely depends on the provision of resources provided by the state budget. Based on the results of the analysis of the current legislation, attention is drawn to the lack of proper legal regulation of the organizational support of law enforcement agencies, as well as to the contradiction of some of its provisions with each other. The main methods used in the study were: logical methods (analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction), comparative legal method, systematic and formal legal method. Special attention in the article is paid to the organizational and legal support of law enforcement agencies, which consists in the analysis of current legislation and the practice of its application, making proposals for their improvement, working with regulations and reference and advisory activities. The material presented in the article allowed to offer the author's vision of the structure of organizational support for the activities of law enforcement agencies, which includes: organizational, legal, personnel, financial, logistical and information support.

НЕКОТОРЫЕ КРИМИНАЛИСТИЧЕСКИЕ ОСОБЕННОСТИ РАССЛЕДОВАНИЯ ПРЕСТУПЛЕНИЙ, СВЯЗАННЫХ С НЕЗАКОННОЙ ДОБЫЧЕЙ (ВЫЛОВОМ) ВОДНЫХ БИОЛОГИЧЕСКИХ РЕСУРСОВ

In the article, the authors highlight the forensic features of the preliminary investigation in cases of illegal fishing of aquatic biological resources. The authors draw attention to the problematic aspects of conducting such an investigative action as an inspection of the scene. The article emphasizes the importance of using the situational modeling method, and deduces three main types of typical investigative situations. The authors note the importance of using new forensic tools in the activities of law enforcement agencies.

Tasks and functions of the Department of Human Rights Compliance of the National Police of Ukraine as a participant in administrative and legal relations in the areas of human rights compliance during the provision of police services

The main task of Ukraine as a democratic and legal state is to establish the rule of law and protect human rights and freedoms. Today, the issue of ensuring human rights and freedoms during the activities of law enforcement agencies remains relevant as before, which is eloquently evidenced by the negative dynamics of increasing the number of decisions made by the EuropeanCourt of Human Rights regarding Ukraine. A significant number of such decisions traditionally concern violations of fundamental human rights, including: the right to freedom and personal integrity, the prohibition of torture and othercruel or degrading treatment and punishment.It would be fair to note that in recent years, Ukraine has already taken several decisive steps in the direction of reforming the fundamental approaches in the activities of law enforcement agencies and bringing them closer to European legal principles and civilizational achievements. At the same time, the unexpected wave of armed aggression of the Russian Federation, whichswept over Ukraine, surprisingly, did not destroy the reformation efforts, but on the contrary, helped to clean the state apparatus of corruption and strengthen the foundations of natural law, which had not been possible in almost 30 yearsof history. Ukrainian independence.Life in the conditions of continuous armed conflict and martial law has presented new challenges to the Ukrainian state. The total devaluation of human life, fundamental human rights and freedoms, which was clearly demonstrated by the enemy country, requires a reassessment of the content of human development and prompts the search for the root cause of such harsh inhuman behavior.Thus, in the conditions of an armed conflict and the regime of martial law, not only the issues of observing human rights and freedoms require special attention during the provision of police services, issues related to the restoration and observance of the rights and freedoms of people affected by the war become more relevant. It should be noted that the activities of theOffice for Human Rights Compliance of the National Police of Ukraine (hereinafter - DHRC or the Department), the tasks and functions of which are the subject of the presented study, were and remain one of the driving elements of the modern progressive mechanism for the protection of human rights and freedoms in the activities of law enforcement agencies. And after the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, the sphere of influence and areas of activity of the DHRC only expanded.Thus, the relevance of the research topic is due to the urgent need to highlight the specifics of the DHRC ‘s activities as a participant in administrative and legal relations in the areas of human rights compliance during the provision of police services and the lack of thorough scientific research in this area. The research is aimed at finding priority directions for improving the organization and activities of the DHRC, taking into account the main European principles and standards in the field of human rights and freedoms.

System of protection of rights and freedoms human and citizens: doctrinal principles

It is indicated that the formation of modern institutions of civil society and the development of a social and legal state require significant changes in the organization and activity of the entire system of law enforcement agencies of Ukraine. The effective activity of law enforcement agencies of our country is a necessary condition for protecting the constitutional system, ensuring legality and law and order, and observing the rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen. That is why the work examines the modern system of protection of human and citizen rights and freedoms. The author draws attention to the doctrinal aspects of building a domestic human rights protection mechanism. An analysis of individual decisions of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on the subject under study is provided.
 The authors conclude that the constitutional system of protection of the rights and freedoms of man and citizen is an important and, in fact, a defining component of the state-wide system of constitutional law of Ukraine, as it exerts a system-forming influence on other elements (fundamentals) of the constitutional system of our state. All the elements of the constitutional system of protection of human and citizen rights and freedoms reflected in the Constitution of Ukraine, despite the direct effect of constitutional norms and their application throughout the country, require legislative specification and development. The detailing of various components of the constitutional system for the protection of human and citizen rights and freedoms contributes to the formation of relatively independent blocs, including the human rights and law enforcement system of Ukrainian society and the state. The constitutional system of protection of the rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen in Ukraine is generally quite extensive, the main elements of which are its subjects, objects, principles, as well as guarantees of the rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen. At the same time, in the studied system, the subjects are the main ones, because they are the generators of social activity, activity, the bearer of interest and a participant in social relations.

Main directions of prosecutorial supervision in the field of combating corruption

The article analyzes positive results and problems of prosecutorial supervision in the field of combating corruption through the study of key legislative acts and statistical indicators of the practical activities of law enforcement agencies.

Economic security guaranteeing entities

The article studies the features and establishment of specific features of law enforcement agencies and the peculiarities of financing the activities of entities ensuring the implementation of law enforcement functions and determines strategic directions for reforming the activities of the entities ensuring the implementation of law enforcement functions. The concept of “law enforcement agency” and signs and vectors of institutional support for the implementation of state policy in the field of law enforcement are defined, including 1) creation of special law enforcement agencies to prevent and counter the most important social problems: cybercrime; distribution and production of drugs; 2) shaping a communication strategy for the interaction of law enforcement agencies; 3) establishment of a permanent representation of Europol. An analysis of state budgets for 2019-2023 is carried out to assess the level of financial support for law enforcement agencies and state authorities performing law enforcement functions. The role and main tasks of the Bureau of Economic Security are determined. Priority directions for expanding the activities of law enforcement agencies in the context of preventing and countering economic crime are proposed. Ways of organizing joint activities of law enforcement agencies are proposed: creation of joint investigation groups, involvement of specialists, joint use of resources, exchange of information, and consultations. The state of financing the activities of law enforcement agencies is studied, and the following areas of improvement of this process are suggested: forecasting the covert expenditures for special operations; reporting to the profile committee of the Parliament of Ukraine; development of a financing mechanism for joint operations; financing the interaction of law enforcement agencies with international police organizations; financing the continuous education of law enforcement officers; financing the retraining of law enforcement officers of working age who stop working in the law enforcement system; provision of funding for the creation of scientific laboratories; financing the temporary joint investigative interagency groups; financing the study of economic and financial aspects of war crimes. The article proposes directions for the expansion of the activities of law enforcement agencies, in particular: the priority areas of joint activity of law enforcement agencies in the implementation of the state policy of prevention and counteraction of economic crime are defined; the form of organization of joint activity of law enforcement agencies in the implementation of the state policy of prevention and counteraction of economic crime is substantiated.

Деятельность органов НКВД−НКГБ−МВД−МГБ СССР по обеспечению общественной безопасности на территории Западной Белоруссии в (1939−1953 гг.)

Importance. Interest in the events taking place on the territory of Western Belarus in the period 1939–1953 is supported both by the complexity and inconsistency of the processes that are taking place today in the Russian Federation and abroad, and by the insufficient degree of study of certain issues related to the activities of law enforcement agencies in the history of our state. Topics related to the activities of the NKVD−NKGB−MVD−MGB of the USSR bodies on the territory of Western Belarus in 1939–1953 are currently not sufficiently studied in detail by historical science, which leads to the falsification of historical events of those years. The purpose of the research is to reveal the historical events taking place on the territory of the western regions of Belarus and the activities of the law enforcement agencies of the Soviet state to ensure public safety in 1939–1953 in this region. Materials and Methods. The research is based on declassified archival materials of the Republic of Belarus, the State Archive of the Russian Federation and the Russian State Military Archive. Party materials of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus (CPB), Minsk, Brest and Pinsk regional committees of the CPB, the Political Department of the Red Army, documents of the Belarusian headquarters of the partisan movement and the People’s Commissariat of Internal Affairs of the USSR – the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR (1934–1960) are studied. Both general scientific methods of analysis and synthesis, as well as synchronistic and problem-chronological methods are used. Results and Discussion. The German aggression against Poland in 1939 contributed to the reunification of Western and Eastern Belarus, and also put before the state authorities of the USSR the restructuring of all spheres of life of the local population. The features and directions of restructuring the activities of the NKVD−NKGB−MVD−MGB of the USSR to ensure public safety in the specified historical period on the territory of Western Belarus are investigated. Specific measures that were carried out by the law enforcement agencies of the USSR to ensure public security in the western regions of Belarus in the period 1939–1953 are considered. Considerable attention is paid to the activities of the NKVD−NKGB−MVD−MGB of the USSR to eliminate the nationalist underground on the eve of the war and in the post-war period on the territory of Western Belarus. Conclusion. The joint activities of law enforcement agencies and state authorities played an important role in ensuring public safety in the territory of Western Belarus in 1939–1953.