Social conditionality of criminalization of abuses in central and local government procurement

Introduction: the article is devoted to the analysis of shortcomings in procurement for state and municipal needs, comparing the positions of lawyers and the legislator on specialized liability for related corruption crimes. Materials and Methods: the research materials were legislative acts and sources for the preparation of bills, philosophical, historical and legal publications affecting the procurement system for state and municipal needs, as well as the results of expert and analytical activities of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation for 2020 and the author's analysis of the results of the investigation of crimes in this area for the period 2018 - first half of 2021. Results: the author carried out monitoring of the development of responsibility for abuses in procurement in the historical perspective. Discussion and Conclusions: it is concluded that it is necessary to criminalize abuses in the field of procurement for state and municipal needs from the standpoint of the doctrine of criminal law, the object and subject individuality of the analyzed offenses.