The article studies the features and establishment of specific features of law enforcement agencies and the peculiarities of financing the activities of entities ensuring the implementation of law enforcement functions and determines strategic directions for reforming the activities of the entities ensuring the implementation of law enforcement functions. The concept of “law enforcement agency” and signs and vectors of institutional support for the implementation of state policy in the field of law enforcement are defined, including 1) creation of special law enforcement agencies to prevent and counter the most important social problems: cybercrime; distribution and production of drugs; 2) shaping a communication strategy for the interaction of law enforcement agencies; 3) establishment of a permanent representation of Europol. An analysis of state budgets for 2019-2023 is carried out to assess the level of financial support for law enforcement agencies and state authorities performing law enforcement functions. The role and main tasks of the Bureau of Economic Security are determined. Priority directions for expanding the activities of law enforcement agencies in the context of preventing and countering economic crime are proposed. Ways of organizing joint activities of law enforcement agencies are proposed: creation of joint investigation groups, involvement of specialists, joint use of resources, exchange of information, and consultations. The state of financing the activities of law enforcement agencies is studied, and the following areas of improvement of this process are suggested: forecasting the covert expenditures for special operations; reporting to the profile committee of the Parliament of Ukraine; development of a financing mechanism for joint operations; financing the interaction of law enforcement agencies with international police organizations; financing the continuous education of law enforcement officers; financing the retraining of law enforcement officers of working age who stop working in the law enforcement system; provision of funding for the creation of scientific laboratories; financing the temporary joint investigative interagency groups; financing the study of economic and financial aspects of war crimes. The article proposes directions for the expansion of the activities of law enforcement agencies, in particular: the priority areas of joint activity of law enforcement agencies in the implementation of the state policy of prevention and counteraction of economic crime are defined; the form of organization of joint activity of law enforcement agencies in the implementation of the state policy of prevention and counteraction of economic crime is substantiated. 

economic security, law enforcement activity, economic crime