Economic Crimes as a Threat to the National Security of the Russian Federation: Criminal Law Aspect

This article discusses economic crimes as a threat to the national security of the Russian Federation. The article notes that in the last two years there has been a steady increase in the number of economic crimes in Russia. Such crimes are of a hidden nature and cause serious damage, undermining the socio-economic stability in the country. In addition, the author notes that, despite the large-scale work being carried out, the activities of state authorities and law enforcement agencies to combat crime in the economic sphere are insufficient. The increasing scale of economic crime is becoming a real threat to the national security of the country, which confirms the relevance of the topic of this article. The purpose of writing this article is an attempt to comprehensively consider the relationship between economic crimes and ensuring the national security of Russia. The object of the study is economic crimes considered as a threat to the national security of the Russian Federation. The subject of the study is the legal norms and scientific and methodological foundations for the study of economic crimes and their relationship with ensuring the national security of Russia. The methodological basis of the research is such general scientific methods as the method of general theoretical modeling and the method of logical analysis and synthesis. Thus, the article concludes that today, there is an urgent need to develop modern measures to effectively counter economic crime.

criminal law, economic crimes, economic crime, qualification of economic crimes, national security, threat to national security, ensuring national security, society, state, law