Concept of Organized Economic Crime
Introduction. The article describes the essence and nature of economic organized crime, the specifics of approaches to the definition of this criminological phenomenon. Purpose. To analyze the doctrinal views and positions on the subject of a categorical definition of organized economic crime. The definition of the concept under consideration also involves the study and formation of a detailed characteristic of the law enforcement interpretation. Methodology. To compare the author’s concepts of the definitions of “organized economic crime”, to analyze the two components “economic crime” and “organized crime”. Using the empirical comparison method, compare different types of economic crime. As a result of the conducted research, it seems necessary to form an inductive conclusion on the main issues of scientific work. Results. The terms “economic crime” and “organized crime” are clarified, the grounds and criteria for distinguishing different types of economic crime are constructed, doctrinal positions are analyzed for the essential characteristics of organized economic crime. Conclusion. The article presents the author's vision of the concept of organized economic crime, and also concludes that today the peculiarity of the concept of economic organized crime is its merging with the category of “organized crime”, which is due to the improvement and development of public relations in a market economy.