Some Methodological Elements for Investigating Corruption Offences

Corruption arose from the moment when the need for a leader, guide, idol, etc., to ensure the proper functioning of a community arose. According to the statements of the great literary geniuses, who expressed their opinion on humanity in their works, a person is limited, as a result he cannot exceed the limits endowed by mother nature. This article will focus on the subject of the crime of corruption from the perspective of forensic investigation by going through different methodological elements in this regard. The first part of the article will present some preliminary considerations related to the provenance of corruption, some aspects related to the regulations of the corruption offense at European and national levels. The article will analyze the general criteria of forensic investigation of corruption represented by indices and problems related to the criminal investigation. Another sub-point framed in the article will be the finding of the flagrant offense consisting of elements such as the procedure of preparation for the finding of the crime, the essential problems, the composition of the investigation team, the forensic traps and the actual realization of the action. In the end, this article will explore tactics of carrying out other acts of criminal prosecution, represented by peculiarities in hearing the suspect, hearing the injured party, conducting confrontations and peculiarities regarding the search on computers.