The causes and methods of combating corruption in the internal affairs bodies in the Russian Federation

The object of the research of this article is scientific research devoted to the issues of combating corruption in the Russian Federation in general, and the issues of combating corruption in the internal affairs bodies, in particular. The subject of this study is the reasons for the commission of corruption offenses by employees of internal affairs agencies, as well as ways to combat these offenses. The importance of the research is determined by the fact that public authorities at all levels are subject to corruption, but corruption in law enforcement agencies causes a particularly acute negative reaction among citizens. The author analyzes in detail the causes of corruption in the internal affairs bodies, summarizes the available experience, and also sets out his vision on this issue, pays special attention to the psychological characteristics of corrupt behavior of police officers, suggests ways to counter corruption in law enforcement agencies.  The methodology of the study was compiled by the normative legal acts of the Russian Federation, as well as the works of Russian scientists. The article used both general scientific and special research methods. The novelty of the research lies in the author's comprehensive approach to the problem under study, an attempt to systematize the existing scientific experience of Russian scientists, as well as the formulation of new legal definitions on the problem under study. As a result of the research, the author comes to the following conclusions: corruption in the internal affairs bodies discredits these bodies and the entire system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the person of citizens and organizations; combating corruption in the internal affairs bodies should be systematic and comprehensive; as a separate type of causes of corruption in the internal affairs bodies, it is necessary to identify the so-called corporate causes. These include both unfair managerial decisions and executive orders, as well as compliance with certain tacitly established corporate rules that exist in a particular department of internal affairs bodies; in order to effectively combat corruption, it is necessary to establish state control over the coverage of corruption-related cases, shift the focus to the available positive results; a value system should be developed in law enforcement agencies focused on the rejection of corruption in its various forms and manifestations.

corruption, anti-corruption, fight against corruption, corruption crimes, corrupt behaviour, anti-corruption activities, bribery, internal affairs agencies, police, law enforcement agencies