CRIMINAL POLICY IN THE FIELD OF ECONOMIC SECURITY: TRENDS OF THE DIGITAL ERA

Abstract

Introduction: taking into account the ongoing digitalization as the major context, the ar- ticle analyzes the current state and prospects for the development of criminal policy in the field of economic security. Purpose: to identify the trends in the modern criminal law impact on so- cial relations in the field of economic activity and to propose ways to improve legislation aimed at implementing criminal policy on economic security in the context of digitalization. Methods: general scientific methods of analysis, synthesis, interpretation, formal logic; method of histori- cal and legal analysis; methods of legalistic (technical) analysis and legal modeling. Results: we have identified the following trends in criminal policy in the field of economic security: the deviation (shift) of the rules of criminal law and criminal procedure; the absence of a set of al- ternative measures of influence on legally protected relations; the insufficiency of digital me- chanisms in the criminal law impact on social relations. Conclusions: there should be expected amendments to criminal and criminal procedure legislation aimed at maintaining the balance of private and public interests. However, an appropriate level of this balance can be achieved only with timely counteraction to emerging risks and threats to economic security (corruption, capi- tal outflow, insecurity in the insurance and loan sectors, currency circulation, etc.), while en- suring the coordination of criminal law, administrative, civil, financial regulations, as well as the optimization of law enforcement (administration of law).