Кримінологічна оцінка та характеристика працівників поліції, які вчиняють кримінальні правопорушення у сфері службової діяльності

The article carries out a comprehensive criminological assessment of the personality of a police officer who commits criminal offenses in the sphere of official activities, which allows to identify typical patterns and form a generalized typical characteristic of a potential criminal in the law enforcement system of Ukraine. The study is based on the analysis of statistical data, profiling of behavioral and professional characteristics of a person, as well as empirical results of observations of police activities under martial law. It is emphasized that criminal offenses in the sphere of official activities are mostly committed not individually, but in groups (with two or more participants), often with clear planning and understanding of the consequences of illegal behavior.Particular attention is paid to the characteristics of motivational attitudes and personal qualities of individuals prone to committing criminal offenses in the field of official activity. These police officers are characterized by a pragmatic and egocentric type of thinking, indifference to the interests of society, a desire for personal enrichment, as well as an inflated sense of self-importance and an imaginary status. It is significant that a significant part of the respondents demonstrate tolerance for corruption both on the part of the police officers themselves and on the part of society. Risk factors include political instability, socio-economic imbalances, incomplete reform of pre-trial investigation bodies, inadequate material and technical support, and a personnel crisis, in particular, demotivation of graduates of higher education institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, of whom more than a third doubt the attractiveness of the service even before the start of their careers.The obtained conclusions have practical significance for improving preventive policy in the system of the National Police of Ukraine, forming a system of internal control, personnel selection and developing individual mechanisms for educating persons prone to official crime. Special emphasis is placed on the need to integrate criminological analysis into the general system of risk management in the police.