Utilization of criminal analysis methods to combat corruption-related criminal offenses

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to develop and publish recommendations for the use of criminal analysis methods in the course of combating corruption-related criminal offenses. Methodology. Given the purpose, peculiarities of the object and subject of research, the author has chosen the appropriate methodological tools. The methodological basis of the article is a dialectical approach to the analysis of the use of criminal analysis in the activities of authorized units. When conducting the research, the author used a system of scientific methods of inquiry, such as formal logic (abstraction, analogy, deduction, induction, synthesis) for a detailed clarification of the content of the issues under consideration; empirical – during the experimental study and interviewing of experts; the system analysis method to determine the innovative approaches to solving the problem; theoretical – when studying scientific and educational literature; modeling – when studying certain objects via modeling some of their features. The scientific novelty is due to the need to improve the existing forms and methods of using criminal analysis methods in combating corruption-related criminal offenses, in particular, data analysis and criminal schemes. Conclusions. The research findings can be used by scientists in the follow-up scientific developments in this area, as well as by law enforcement officers in preventing criminal offenses.