Participation of Association representatives in a roundtable on assisting law enforcement agencies in the delimitation of analytical powers

On December 4, 2018, the head of the association of scientists and specialists in the field of operational and investigative activities, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine, Doctor of Law, Professor Oleksandr Korystin took part in a roundtable on assisting the National Police of Ukraine and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in the delimitation of analytical powers (functions) in the police, which is part of the concept of analytics-driven law enforcement (ILP), which was organized by the EU Advisory Mission to Ukraine (EUAM).

During the roundtable, Deputy Chief of Police of Romania, Vili Apreutesei, spoke about the Romanian model of law enforcement driven by analytics, which, reflecting the best European practices, has already proven its effectiveness and can be an example for Ukraine.

The participants of the event, including: employees of the central office of the National Police, representatives of the Ministry, the Research Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Odessa State University of Internal Affairs, voiced their ideas and concerns, and also agreed on further projects on the delimitation of analytical powers and decisions of law enforcement driven by analytics.

As the Deputy Head of EUAM Fredrik Wesslau noted: “Without full-fledged police analysis, it is difficult to carry out law enforcement activities, in the context of ensuring public order, criminal investigations or crime prevention.

As a next step, EUAM proposed to establish a working group on the delineation of analytical powers and the harmonization of analytical functions in the NPU, consisting of representatives of the mission, the NPU, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.