This article is concerned with the specific formation of an anti-corruption culture in the law enforcement system of the Republic of Kazakhstan. To this date, the country has formed a large base of legal acts regulating the fight against corruption but their effectiveness raises questions. In this context, it is necessary to use preventive measures both in society as a whole and in the field of public administration, including law enforcement agencies. One such measure is the formation of an anti-corruption culture. This study aims at analyzing global directions and approaches to the formation of an anti-corruption culture among law enforcement employees. The authors of the article consider the world experience of an anti-corruption struggle and the most efficient models of forming an anti-corruption culture in the sphere of law enforcement. The authors have proved that the anti-corruption culture of law enforcement agencies differs from that of other society members and revealed its specific features. The necessary condition for their effective neutralization is not only legal education but also the promotion of moral and ethical standards. According to the authors, this goal can be achieved through anti-corruption education that fosters a culture of involvement and consciousness, a clear rejection of corruption and the popularization of anti-corruption standards. In the course of the study, they highlight the main components of an anti-corruption culture among law enforcement employees and conclude on the further efforts scholars and lawmakers should make to develop a common worldview, scientific and legal concept of the fight against corruption.

The research dwells upon the issues of considering citizens' appeals by police officers, in particular, preventing the concealment of criminal offenses. The authors of the article have comprehensively investigated possible ways of concealing criminal offenses and proposed some measures for preventing such violations. They have also analyzed the information technologies used by internal affairs bodies in operational activities both in the Republic of Kazakhstan and in other countries. The measures developed by the authors comprise the introduction of a new method of submitting citizens' appeals to the police, remote monitoring of the procedure for considering citizens' appeals and the modernization of the existing police stations and police dispatch centers. According to the results of a sociological survey, the above-mentioned measures can timely restrain police violations, respond to citizens' appeals and promptly disclose criminal offenses, thereby improving publicconfidence in police officers.

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The article considers specific provisions related to the institute of covert investigative activities in the legislation of Kazakhstan. The authors of the article conducted a systematic analysis of the Kazakh legislation and law enforcement, which determines gaps and contradictions hindering the effective application of rules governing the use of covert investigative activities. In addition, the article discloses issues regarding the concept of covert investigative activities and its use in special legal literature. According to the study results, the current legislation of Kazakhstan regulating the procedure and grounds for conducting covert investigative activities requires some revision. The authors state that it is necessary to amend and supplement the Kazakh legislation, as well as increase the efficiency of law enforcement agencies conducting covert investigative activities in the course of crime investigation.

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