UDK: 342.9:656

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30932/2500-1868-2026-58-2-02

Maksim V. Lavrukhin - Expert Council Member of the State Duma Committee on Energy, Murmansk, Russia

Abstract. The current paper has considered the state of the transportation security services market, which is undergoing a period of institutional transformation. Based on an analysis of law enforcement practices and open sources, there has been identified a persistent trend toward criminalization of the industry, manifested in an increase in economic and corruption-related crimes among accredited transportation security units (TSUs). Particular attention has been paid to the problem of doing business without valid accreditation and fraudulent activity in the execution of government contracts. There has been presented an analysis of the results of a sociological survey of ordinary TSUs’ employees, allowing assessing their socio-professional status, job satisfaction, and motivational expectations. There has been established a significant gap between employees’ high level of awareness of the importance of their mission and low satisfaction with financial incentives. The final section of the paper contains a proposal of a comprehensive approach to improving the market, from measures to decriminalize and eliminate unscrupulous participants to the implementation of a non-financial incentive system.

Keywords: transport security; international security; transport security units; market criminalization; professional status.

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Lavrukhin M.V. Transportation Security Units: yesterday, today, tomorrow // Transport law and security. 2026; (2(58)):27―43.