White-Collar Crime: Ukrainian Experience of Searching for Optimal Model of Criminal Liability

Abstract

Author analyses quite a sensitive issue for society -white-collar crime in Ukraine, defining the optimally probable model of criminal liability. The white-collar shadow economy level is rather high in Ukraine -45.96 % of the GDP and correlates with the respective data of Nigeria. The author's approach can be related to two aspects: first, prevent excessive criminalization activities; second, effectively punish white-collar criminals.