Minsk, Belarus
UDC 343.9
Through the application of various research methods, the essential meaning of the concept of ‘state anti-corruption policy’ is identified, along with its revised definition, providing a basis for the subsequent conceptual structuring of the state’s administrative activities on criminological principles. Introduction. At present, corruption and related forms of corrupt behaviour hinder the proper development of society and its systems, affecting all spheres of activity. Thus, the fundamental conditions for the criminological security of individuals, society and the state are being undermined. Consequently, the state’s role in countering the systemic (networked, institutional) negative and socially dangerous phenomenon of corruption is growing, based on a conceptual criminological framework. The concept of ‘state anti-corruption policy’ under consideration requires a criminological analysis. The research aims to propose the author’s interpretation of the concept of ‘state anti-corruption policy’, based on a synthesis of data drawn from academic (doctrinal), historical and normative sources. Methodology, methods and techniques: the research was conducted using historical-legal and comparative-legal methods, as well as theoretical methods of formal and dialectical logic, and analysis and synthesis. Specialised methods were also applied, including legal-dogmatic analysis and the method of interpreting legal norms. Results: Counteracting corruption-related crime, including its predicate forms, is a priority for any state. One of the key areas of activity involves developing, at the state level, a conceptual anticorruption model that brings together the relevant actors, with a clear focus on specific targets and practical implementation purposes. The essential meaning of the concept of ‘state anti-corruption policy’ makes it possible to overcome the terminological inconsistency. Scientific novelty: as a result of the research, the author proposes an original formulation of the concept of ‘state anti-corruption policy’. The practical significance lies in the potential to overcome terminological inconsistencies in the interpretation of the relevant definition. The criminological basis of the concept serves as the basis for a conceptual model for countering corruption.
anti-corruption policy, the state, deviance, corruption, crime
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