Economic Crime and Corruption in the Republic of Serbia

Abstract

The author considers the problem of corruption as a social negative phenomena in the sphere of economic crime, with special emphasis on the Republic of Serbia. In this regard, analyzing the current criminal legislation of the Republic of Serbia, as well as newcomers situation of economic crime, the author determines the definition of economic crime first, and pays special attention to appropriation by corruption as one of the modus operand! of criminal acts of economic crime.

According to the author's observation, many forms of corruption exist in all industries and all areas of business, which creates tremendous opportunities for a variety of frauds, and also great difficulty in detecting and prosecuting crimes agains the economy. Therefore, the paper discusses manifestations of corruption in view of the branches of the economy first , and highlights the presence of corruption in the execution and cover-up of certain crimes against the economy, such as forgery and misuse of credit cards, tax evasion, smuggling, money laundering and the like.