Criminal and Legal Counteraction to the Activities of Criminal Authorities: The Ukrainian Model

The problem of countering organised crime in Ukraine has always been the centre attention both law enforcement officers and researchers. It became particularly relevant connection with creation a new division National Police – Department Strategic Investigations providing it tools to improve effectiveness bringing criminal figures justice. As result amendments Criminal Code Ukraine, model legal counteraction activities authorities changed significantly. In particular, such concepts as “criminal community”, “code-bound thief”, influence”, activity”, “person who carries out is status subject increased influence” have introduced into legislative circulation, acts criminalised establishing or spreading influence, applying for use also organisation assistance holding participating meeting (sit-down) were separated an independent section. purpose study investigate essence content modern authorities, identify its conceptual shortcomings, formulate proposals improvement. During research, complex scientific methods was applied systemic, formal dogmatic (legal technical), comparative legal, analysis, synthesis, induction deduction. Special literature, provisions judicial practice their application considered, consultations experts held. Based on findings, holistic view Ukrainian presented, revealed. Recommendations developed interpretation further Articles 255, 255-1, 255-2, 255-3 Ukraine. shortcomings under are identified ways outlined, including: 1) rejection community form complicity; 2) clarification definition influence by specifying features excluding unnecessary ones; 3) consolidation term activity”; 4) thief” primarily due fact that concerns person influence; 5) changing emphasis from subjects this