APPLICATION OF SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE IN THE PROCESS OF INVESTIGATION OF MONEY LAUNDERING OFFENCES.

The criminalization of money laundering deeds is a relatively new phenomenon for the criminal legislation of some states, which some time ago did not know such acts. The absence of clear and uniform representations regarding the signs of the crime of money laundering and the presence of contradictory interpretations regarding the qualification and proof of such deeds were decisive in the operation of multiple changes in the field of criminalization and sanctioning of money laundering. However, all these taken together have stimulated certain difficulties of a normative and applicative nature in the field of investigation of money laundering offenses. The research of the specialized doctrine and of the practice of investigation and discovery of these deeds draws our attention to a complex of theoretical, normative and practical difficulties, which leaves a negative imprint on the prevention and counteracting of money laundering, which determines the high degree of latency of the crimes in question, which often remain beyond the sight of the law enforcement bodies. The insufficiently clear regulation and the lack of appropriate practical skills in the application of special knowledge in the process of investigation of money laundering offenses can also be included thereto. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]