The subject of unlawful encroachment of official criminal offenses committed by law enforcement officers

The current conditions of today’s development cause increased interest in the official activities of law enforcement officers. At the same time, society reacts quite sharply to the manifestations of unlawful acts of these subjects and causes legitimate expectations of the restoration of justice. This, in turn, requires the competent state bodies to take reasonable and effective measures to expose the offenders, establish the subject of unlawful encroachment, the purpose of such acts, etc., and therefore causes the ethical obligation of the state to establish the truth. For the most part, the commission of official criminal offenses by law enforcement officers is due to the manifestation of arbitrary, mercantile behavior of the subject of the encroachment and is determined by the goal of personal interest – enrichment. From this position, the study of the subject of unlawful encroachment of official criminal offenses committed by law enforcement officers acquires significant not only theoretical, but also practical significance. When writing the article, general scientific and special methods of scientific knowledge were used, which made it possible to comprehensively consider the specified element of the forensic characteristic and describe its characteristic features in the system of the criminal offenses under study.