On Investigation of Crimes Committed by Police Officers

Unfortunately, in the modern world, crime is developing actively. This fact is confirmed by the constant improvement of the forms of criminal activity. Often, persons with a special legal status are involved in criminal activities. In this context, special attention should be paid to the spread of illegal behavior among police officers, who often become their organizers and perpetrators. The purpose of the present study is to study topical issues of investigation of crimes committed by police officers. The author comes to the conclusion that the process of investigating crimes committed by police officers is very complex and multifaceted, within which it is necessary to take into account the peculiarities of the legal status of the above-mentioned persons. In this context, for the effectiveness of the investigation of these criminal acts, it seems appropriate to actively interact with various departments of law enforcement agencies among themselves, including in terms of exchanging information and experience on organizing and conducting investigative measures against persons who commit unlawful behavior as part of their official activities in the police department. It is noted that for the investigation of these crimes, the involvement of the leadership of law enforcement agencies in this process is of fundamental importance, since in practice there are quite often situations when the leadership of specific units not only turns a blind eye to the illegal behavior of individual employees, but also supports such a practice because of its effectiveness. for office work. Attention is focused on the need for constant research of current schemes of criminal activity, common in a specific period of time among police officers.

criminal activity, investigation of crimes, fight against crime, police officers, use of official position