A step toward improvement of police performance assessment as subjects of combating financial and economic crimes: Experience of Ukraine and Slovakia

Nadiia Andriichenko

doi:10.46282/blr.2018.2.2.107

Authors

Nadiia Andriichenko Sumy State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46282/blr.2018.2.2.107

Keywords:

police authorities, financial and economic crimes, assessment, quantitative criteria, latent crimes, qualitive criteria, public trust

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of certain aspects of the police performance assessment in Ukraine and the Slovak Republic as subjects of combating financial and economic crimes. It is determined that the expediency of studying this issue is determined by the high level of financial and economic crimes in Ukraine and the Slovak Republic. It was insisted that the assessment of the police activity in Ukraine and the Slovak Republic is carried out mainly on the basis of quantitative criteria. In view of possible fraud with the statistical data that is the basis of the report of the police authorities of Ukraine and the Slovak Republic, it is proposed to consolidate such a criterion for assessing of the police activity as a level of latent crimes. Among the qualitative criteria for assessing the police activity in Ukraine and the Slovak Republic, public trust has been highlighted, but it was concluded that its definition should be carried out by an independent sociological service. It is grounded that the implementation of these proposals will have a positive impact on the police activity in Ukraine and the Slovak Republic in the area of combating financial and economic offenses.

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