LEGAL REGULATION OF OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION INTO THE CRIMINAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH PERFORMANCE OF A SPECIAL TASK: PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES

The article analyzes the problem of operational introduction into the criminal environment thanks to the performance of a special task to reveal the criminal activities of organized groups or criminal organizations. It is aimed at improving the quality of conducting this undercover investigative (search) action by clarifying the legal mechanisms for the application of paragraph 8 of Article 8 of the Law of Ukraine «On Operational and Investigative Activities» and Article 272 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, as well as providing suggestions for their improvement.