Features of crime prevention in the sphere of economic activities

Economic activity is the basis and driving force of all processes in any state, and the Russian Federation in this case is no exception. In addition to the economic crisis, which seriously affects the economic potential of Russia at the present time, the spread of crime has significant negative consequences for this area. Economic crimes, regardless of their scale, pose a serious threat to the stability of the functioning of the state, in connection with which there is always close attention to them on the part of state authorities and society as a whole. However, despite the active fight against the above crimes, illegal behavior in the sphere of economic activity is gaining momentum, in connection with which it seems relevant to improve countermeasures. The purpose of writing a research paper is to identify the features of crime prevention in the field of economic activity. The author comes to the conclusion that economic crimes in their essence have a number of features, in connection with which the organization and implementation of preventive measures are also distinguished by their qualitative originality. Attention is focused on the need to improve preventive measures, taking into account the dynamic development of the activities of criminal communities in the above-mentioned area, in connection with which it seems necessary to pay special attention to economic crimes committed using information and digital technologies. The development of their legal culture and increasing the level of legal literacy, which are able to prevent the analyzed unlawful behavior, as well as eradicate, in their opinion, violations of legislative requirements that are objectively justified, are highlighted as promising areas of preventive work with economic entities.

crime prevention, crimes in the sphere of economic activity, counteraction to economic crimes, criminal responsibility, Russian criminal legislation