Кримінальні правопорушення у сфері службової діяльності, що вчиняються працівниками поліції, як об’єкт кримінологічного дослідження

The article is devoted to criminal offenses committed by police officers. It was emphasized that today, the responsibility for the implementation of the state policy regarding national security and the fight against crime is assigned to law enforcement agencies, in particular to the National Police of Ukraine. However, in such an institution of the security sector, measures to prevent offenses among personnel are not sufficiently effective, and control over the official activities of subordinates by managers, especially at the middle and lower levels, often remains formal, which leads to the commission of criminal offenses, in that including in the field of official activity with a clearly expressed corruption component. In the process of implementing Ukraine’s strategic course towards European integration, important tasks are the optimization of the principles of work of the National Police bodies and units, as well as the improvement of the legal status of police officers. This is necessary for the implementation of guarantees for the protection of human and citizen rights and freedoms enshrined in national and international law. It is noted that all criminal illegal manifestations are conditionally divided into two categories: criminal offenses in the field of official activity and other offenses, that is, all criminally punishable acts that are not related to the performance of official duties. Offenses committed by police officers in the field of official activity are part of corruption crimes committed by representatives of law enforcement agencies. The main factors contributing to the spread of such actions in the police and their concealment are the lack of clarity in the regulation of official powers of various groups of personnel and categories of personnel, as well as the concealment of traces of offenses by both the perpetrators themselves and their immediate supervisors. In addition, there is a connection between abuse of office and other types of offenses in which victims and other interested persons may be involved. To ensure the proper level of discipline and legality among police personnel, it is necessary to implement a prevention strategy, which includes a set of measures aimed at identifying, preventing, and stopping corrupt, criminal, and other illegal actions in police teams.