Public control in anti-corruption activities in Russia: problems and prospects

Introduction. Control over the behaviour of employees is an important form of implementation of anti-corruption legislation. The research reveals shortcomings in the legal definition of the concept of “corruption”, considers corrupt behaviour, the mechanism of public control at the stage of revealing illegal profits in the form of gained property. The need to improve control functions in case of conflict of interest and personal interest of employees in the form of a special public preventive impact on corruption was established. The need for a system of control over the compliance with prohibitions and restrictions for employees, as well as the need for public monitoring for the timely detection of illicit enrichment on the part of employees in the framework of anti-corruption was substantiated. Methods. The authors used various methods of knowledge: dialectical, statistical, analytical, and questionnaire survey methods. The research material was based on case studies, normative legal acts, statistical data, as well as scientific works of authors studying the problems of public control in anti-corruption work. Results. A new mechanism of digital public control should be actively introduced into the modern system of counteracting illicit enrichment of employees. This will require providing the public with access to the Poseidon system. Corrupt behaviour should become disadvantageous to an employee, destroying his/her professional reputation and the possibility of further professional activity in the authorities.