This article presents a comprehensive study of corruption as a systemic socio-legal phenomenon that has a destructive impact on the foundations of public administration, economic stability, and social justice. The article provides a detailed analysis of the historical evolution of legal regulation in the field of anti-corruption in the Russian Federation. The authors conduct a comparative analysis of various approaches to defining the essence of corruption and explore the key institutional and social factors that contribute to its persistent reproduction. These factors include issues such as low levels of legal culture among the population, underdeveloped civil society institutions, and limited influence of independent media. Based on the analysis, the article provides specific recommendations for improving the state's anti-corruption policy. The following areas are highlighted as priorities: unification of the conceptual framework, implementation of risk-oriented preventive mechanisms, and creation of an effective public control system
corruption, anti-corruption policy, legal awareness, civil society, corruption offenses, public administration, and legal mechanisms
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