Issue: № 8, 2025
Doi: https://doi.org/10.37634/efp.2025.8.3
The paper is devoted to the study of problematic issues of identifying and searching for money, valuables and other property obtained as a result of committing criminal offenses, at the stage of their commission. An analysis of the legal foundations of law enforcement activities in the field of detecting illegally acquired assets was conducted, the main problems of current legislation were identified, and specific measures were proposed to increase the effectiveness of such activities. The features of conducting financial analysis of banking transactions, monitoring public procurement and the lifestyle of officials of state-owned enterprises are considered, and the justification for the need to expand the list of persons against whom measures to identify and search for property should be taken is provided, including accomplices, relatives and other persons involved. The purpose of the paper is to develop practical recommendations to increase the effectiveness of identifying and blocking illegal assets at the stage of pre-trial investigation of criminal offenses. It has been established that the low level of compensation for damage from criminal offenses is due to the imperfection of procedural mechanisms and the lack of a comprehensive approach to identifying criminal assets. A system of measures is proposed, including financial monitoring, analysis of public procurement, monitoring of the lifestyle of suspected individuals, and the use of modern technical means. The scientific novelty lies in the development of a comprehensive methodology for identifying illegally obtained property at different stages of criminal proceedings, taking into account the specifics of mercenary crimes. The practical significance of the study lies in the possibility of using the proposed recommendations to improve the activities of law enforcement agencies and make changes to the criminal procedural and operational-detective legislation of Ukraine.
Keywords : detection of illegal assets, law enforcement agencies, criminal offenses, self-interested crimes
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