Strengthening the Anti-Corruption Capacity: Specialized Training Course for Prosecutor's Office Investigators

A short-term training course on the topic "Investigation and Qualification of Crimes Related to Bribery" has been organized at the Law Enforcement Academy for investigators of regional and equivalent prosecutor's offices. This training course is aimed at improving the professional knowledge and practical skills of investigators in the field of detecting, exposing, and investigating corruption crimes.

During the training sessions, participants were informed about the conduct of operational-search measures aimed at identifying crimes related to bribery, the procedure for solving crimes using forensic knowledge, the implementation of operational measures, and the adoption of a legal procedural decision on the fact of bribery. Also, special attention was paid to the methodology of investigating bribery crimes, the role and importance of psychological knowledge in investigative activities, and the role of digital criminalistics in the investigation of corruption crimes.

Within the framework of the course, problems encountered in the qualification of crimes related to bribery, the criminal-legal characteristics and qualifying features of commercial bribery, as well as issues of preventing corruption crimes were discussed in detail.

The training course was conducted in an interactive format, and the students had the opportunity to receive comprehensive answers from specialists on topical issues encountered in investigative practice.