The role of criminal analysis in the activities of the National Police of Ukraine

The Head of the Criminal Analysis Department of the National Police of Ukraine, Police Lieutenant Colonel Denis Peftiev, paid a working visit to the Odessa State University of Internal Affairs.

At the beginning of his visit, the Head of the Criminal Analysis Department met with the leadership of the higher education institution. During the meeting, specific measures of interaction between the university and the Criminal Analysis Department were discussed, which are aimed at improving the practical component of the training of higher education applicants.

Then, Denis Peftiev gave an open lecture to future investigators and scientific and pedagogical workers of the university, during which he familiarized those present with the history of the creation, structure and tasks of the criminal analysis units of the National Police of Ukraine, provided a list of information resources and tools that analysts use in their work, and gave practical examples of involving the Department's employees in the investigation of high-profile crimes that were committed in Ukraine recently.

At the end of the event, Denis Peftiev was introduced to the staff of the research laboratory on problematic issues of criminal analysis, which is the only one in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. In addition, a detailed professional discussion took place on the issues of introducing criminal analysis methods into the activities of the National Police, and joint scientific and methodological events were planned.