PARTICIPATION OF ASSOCIATION MEMBERS IN ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING

Since November 27, 2017, members of the All-Ukrainian Association of Scientists and Specialists in the Field of Operational and Investigative Activities - representatives of the Odessa State University of Internal Affairs have been participating in a five-day training on the detection, prevention and investigation of crimes related to human trafficking committed with the use of information technologies. The training is taking place at the Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs within the framework of the project “Strengthening the Criminal Prosecution of Human Trafficking with the Use of Information Technologies in Ukraine” and is conducted with the participation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the OSCE Mission, the Government of Canada, and the British Embassy in Ukraine. The training for trainers on teaching the topic of investigating crimes of human trafficking was attended by representatives of higher educational institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the Police Academy, representatives of the Canadian Police, the Canadian Police Mission in Kyiv, the OSCE, and the National Project Specialist of the OSCE Project Coordinator in Ukraine. The representatives from the university were: Candidate of Law, Police Major Karen Ismailov, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor, Police Lieutenant Colonel Artem Shelekhov, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor, Police Lieutenant Colonel Maksym Kornienko. Such trainings provide an opportunity for teachers of universities with specific training conditions to gain new knowledge and skills that will improve the quality of training of future law enforcement officers and will be applied by them in their professional activities.

Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs for European Integration Anastasia Deyeva noted that the issues of combating human trafficking are extremely urgent. With the beginning of the anti-terrorist operation in cyberspace, new tools for committing these types of crimes appear, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Social Policy have joined forces to counteract this phenomenon. “I want the training to help you pay attention to new aspects of combating crimes related to human trafficking,” noted Anastasia Deyeva. “The police are the first link that everyone relies on. A lot depends on how you motivate people during the trainings, convey information to them, and what to focus their attention on so that they recognize and prevent these types of crimes. It is very important to improve inter-sectoral interactions with the prosecutor's office, the court, the Ministry of Social Policy, and public organizations to carry out preventive work and develop an effective response mechanism to combat human trafficking crimes. "During the training, future trainers will have the opportunity not only to gain new knowledge, but also to share their own experience with colleagues.