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NEW EDITION OF ASSOCIATION MEMBERS
A specialized dictionary prepared by members of the All-Ukrainian Association of Scientists and Specialists in the Field of Operational and Investigative Activities has been published:
Glossary of ballistic, explosive and tactical-technical terms (for use in detecting, fixing and extracting forensically significant information in the context of an anti-terrorist operation): specialized dictionary / S. V. Albul, D. S. Afonin. – Odesa: ODUVS, 2017. – 84 p.
The glossary (specialized dictionary) of ballistic and explosive terms is intended to assist law enforcement officers during the preparation and conduct of investigative (search) actions based on criminal proceedings in the context of an anti-terrorist operation.
The materials will be useful for cadets and teachers of educational institutions that provide training, retraining and advanced training for employees of the National Police of Ukraine.
ALL-UKRAINIAN COMPETITION OF SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL PRESENTATIONS "USE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY METHODS DURING PRE-COURT INVESTIGATION OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES"
With the participation of members of the All-Ukrainian Association of Scientists and Specialists in the Field of Operational and Detective Activities, the All-Ukrainian Competition of Scientific and Practical Presentations “Use of Methods of Science and Technology during Pre-Trial Investigation of Criminal Offenses” was held at the Odessa State University of Internal Affairs.
The purpose of the competition was to generalize, modernize, standardize, adapt and implement methods of science and technology to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of pre-trial investigation of criminal offenses.
43 presentations from five regions of our country (Lviv, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson) were submitted to the competition. Representatives of the following higher educational institutions took part in the competition: Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, National Academy of Internal Affairs, Donetsk Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine, National Academy of the Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine, etc.
Based on the results of the expert evaluation of the received presentations, the following winners of the competition were determined:
1st place – PRESENTATION OF THE METHOD “HAZOP RISK ASSESSMENT” DURING THE PRE-COURT INVESTIGATION OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES
Author: Talalay Dmytro Volodymyrovych, Doctor of Law, Associate Professor, Acting Head of Laboratory No. 1 of the Scientific and Organizational Center of the National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine.
2nd place – PRESENTATION OF THE METHOD “RECONSTRUCTION OF THE METHOD (MECHANISM) OF COMMITTING A CRIME” – CRIME SCENE RECONSTRUCTION (CSR)
Author: Afonin Dmytro Serhiyovych — Lecturer at the Department of Criminology, Forensic Medicine and Psychiatry of the Odessa State University of Internal Affairs.
2nd place – PRESENTATION OF THE METHOD “CLUSTER ANALYSIS IN IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook”
Authors: Kalinovsky Oleksandr Valeriyovych — Candidate of Law, Senior Researcher, Deputy Head of the Department of Organization of Scientific and Research Work of the National Academy of Internal Affairs, Shkolnikov Vladislav Igorevich — higher education graduate with a “Master’s” degree from Educational and Scientific Institute No. 1 of the National Academy of Internal Affairs.
3rd place – PRESENTATION OF THE METHOD “CRIMINALISTIC PREDICTION” DURING THE INTERROGATION OF A WITNESS AND A SUSPECT IN THE FACT OF MURDER
Author: Teslyuk Iryna Oleksandrivna — doctoral and postgraduate student of the Odessa State University of Internal Affairs.
3rd place – PRESENTATION OF THE METHOD “INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY”
Authors: Iryna Vitaliyivna Hora — Doctor of Law, Professor, Senior Researcher of Laboratory No. 1 of the Scientific and Organizational Center of the National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine, Valeriy Arkadiyovych Kolesnyk — Doctor of Law, Professor, Senior Researcher of Laboratory No. 1 of the Scientific and Organizational Center of the National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine.
3rd place – PRESENTATION OF THE METHOD “DATA EVALUATION”
Author: Ihor Andriyovych Fedchak — Candidate of Law, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Operational and Investigative Activities of the Lviv State University of Internal Affairs.
The winners of the competition will be awarded diplomas for the best scientific and practical presentation “Use of methods of science and technology during pre-trial investigation of criminal offenses”.
Based on the results of the competition, it is planned to prepare a textbook that will include the author's methods of pre-trial investigation of criminal offenses. The textbook will be sent to the investigative units of the National Police of Ukraine for implementation in practical activities.
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE COMPETITION AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!
TRAINING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ADVISORY MISSION ON LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
On May 17, 2017, with the participation of members of the All-Ukrainian Association of Scientists and Specialists in the Field of Operational and Investigative Activities, the European Union Advisory Mission’s Leadership and Management Training began at the Odessa State University of Internal Affairs.
The training is attended by heads of patrol police response sectors of territorial departments and branches of the Main Police Department in the Odessa region, as well as representatives of the Odessa Patrol Police Department.
The training is conducted by leading experts in this field – EUAM Trainer William Brame, EUAM Lead Advisor Martin Heil, Head of the EUAM Law Enforcement Component Isabelle Toren, Head of the EUAM Operations Department Udo Moeller and EUAM Head of Mission Kestutis Lansinskas.
Five priorities of the Mission should be highlighted, namely: separation of powers, police-community interaction, public order, criminal investigations, and personnel management.The EU Advisory Mission has three areas of activity: providing strategic frameworks for reforming the civilian security sector, supporting the implementation of reforms, and cooperation and coordination. Upon completion of the training, all participants receive international certificates from the European Union Advisory Mission.
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION – LAUREATE OF THE VERKHOVAH RADA OF UKRAINE AWARD
In accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated September 7, 2016 No. 1495-VIII “On Awarding the Prize of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to the Most Talented Young Scientists in the Field of Fundamental and Applied Research and Scientific and Technical Developments for 2015”, the Prize of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to the Most Talented Young Scientists in the Field of Fundamental and Applied Research and Scientific and Technical Developments” was awarded to a member of the All-Ukrainian Association of Scientists and Specialists in the Field of Operational and Investigative Activities, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor ZAYTS Oleksandr Mykhailovych for the work “Scientific and Practical Foundations of Prevention, Detection and Termination of Criminal Offenses in the Insurance Sector”
CONGRATULATIONS TO OLEKSANDR MYKHAYLOVYCH ON HIS AWARD!!!
Meeting of the All-Ukrainian Round Table "Criminal Analysis: Current State and Development Prospects"
On May 10, 2017, at the initiative of the All-Ukrainian Association of Scientists and Specialists in the Field of Operational and Investigative Activities, a meeting of the All-Ukrainian Round Table “Criminal Analysis: Current State and Development Prospects” was held at the Odessa State University of Internal Affairs.
Scientists, associate professors (postgraduate students), masters, practical workers of law enforcement and regulatory bodies, public figures, employees of the education system who conduct scientific research in their field of work or are interested in the topic of the event were invited to participate.
At the beginning of the event, the Chairman of the Association, Doctor of Law, Professor Oleksandr Korystin, addressed all those present, who welcomed the participants of the round table and noted that the modern criminogenic situation in Ukraine is a qualitatively new phenomenon both in terms of the scale of criminal manifestations and the degree of their destructive impact on the life of society, the rights and freedoms of citizens. In recent years, organized crime has undergone a transformation in our country, the number of organized criminal groups has increased, which have a clear hierarchical structure, use the latest technical means of ensuring illegal activity, counteracting law enforcement agencies.
In turn, the Deputy Chairman of the Association, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor, Police Colonel Albul Serhiy Volodymyrovych, emphasized that effective counteraction to crime, especially its organized forms, is impossible without understanding the processes that occur in the criminal environment, creating the necessary conditions for documenting the facts of illegal activity, etc.
In this regard, the law enforcement agencies of Ukraine are faced with the need to clarify the conditions for the formation and existence of organized criminal groups, the mechanisms they have chosen to commit crimes, the role of each participant in the criminal group in this process, the movement of shadow and certain legal financial flows that are the basis for the existence of these groups or, conversely, the subject of their criminal interests, the functioning of the infrastructure of organized crime, etc.
The following spoke: representatives of the EU Advisory Mission to Ukraine Bohdan Denisenko and Tommy Peypo; Vice-Rector of the University - Director of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Correspondence and Distance Learning, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor, Police Lieutenant Colonel Andriy Kholostenko; Leading Researcher of the National Institute of Internal Affairs, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Vyacheslav Nekrasov; Associate Professor of the Department of Operational and Investigative Activities of the Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Ihor Fedchak; Professor of the Department of Operational and Investigative Activities, Candidate of Law, Andriy Khankevych; Head of the Department of Criminology, Forensic Medicine and Psychiatry of the State Internal Affairs Department of the Interior Ministry, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Oleksandr Zayets; Head of the Department of Cybersecurity and Information Support of the State Internal Affairs Department, Candidate of Law Karen Ismaylov; Head of the Department of Criminal Procedure of the State Internal Affairs Department, Candidate of Law Hanna Teteryatnik.
During the roundtable, issues were discussed in the following areas:
- Implementation of a national model of law enforcement agencies driven by analytics.
- Current status and prospects for the application of criminal analysis methods by the bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine: the National Police of Ukraine; the State Border Service of Ukraine; the National Guard of Ukraine; the State Emergency Service of Ukraine; the State Migration Service of Ukraine.
- Organizational and information and technical problems of implementing criminal analysis in the activities of national law enforcement units.
- Problems of implementing criminal analysis in the educational process at all levels of training in universities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF CURRENT PROBLEMS OF OPERATIONAL AND INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES TO COMBAT ORGANIZED CRIME
With the participation of members of the All-Ukrainian Association of Scientists and Specialists in the Field of Operational and Investigative Activities, on April 28, 2017, the Odessa State University of Internal Affairs held an International Scientific and Practical Internet Conference “Current Problems of Operational and Investigative Activities in Countering Organized Crime”.
The conference was attended by scientists, associate professors, graduate students, applicants and practicing lawyers - representatives of Ukraine, Kazakhstan, the Czech Republic and Luxembourg.
The purpose of the conference was to study the problems of operational and investigative counteraction to organized crime and ways to overcome them in modern conditions.
The areas of work of the conference were defined as
Problems of the theory of operational and investigative activities of the National Police of Ukraine.
Areas of operational and investigative counteraction to organized crime.
Current problems of training employees of operational units of the National Police.
Based on the results of the conference, a collection of reports and abstracts was prepared, which will be posted on the official website of the Odessa State University of Internal Affairs.
CURRENT ISSUES OF FIGHTING CYBERCRIME AT THE MODERN STAGE
Member of the All-Ukrainian Association of Scientists and Specialists in the Field of Operational and Investigative Activities, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Artem Shelekhov took part in the international interdepartmental seminar "Current Issues in Combating Cybercrime at the Present Stage", which took place on April 20, 2017 at the Kyiv Research Institute of Forensic Expertise and was held jointly with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the European Union Advisory Mission for Civilian Security Sector Reform in Ukraine (EUAM).
Leading specialists from higher educational institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the National Police of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, and forensic research institutes of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine were invited to participate in the event.
The seminar program included an overview of the current state of cybercrime, in particular, the situation in Ukraine, current problems and methods for solving them, analysis of malicious software, etc.
Among the speakers were representatives of Europol with a presentation of the organization's capabilities and the resources of the cyber laboratory, representatives of the OSCE with a presentation on supporting the cyber police of Ukraine, as well as a representative of the FBI at the US Embassy in Ukraine.
The main attention of the seminar speakers was paid to the transnational nature of cybercrime. Cybercrime in the so-called "virtual space" causes a number of negative consequences and exacerbates the situation with the protection of information contained in computer databases and computer systems. The problem is becoming increasingly important and has attracted the attention of an increasing number of criminologists from leading countries of the world since the widespread introduction of computer technology.
In conclusion, the seminar organizers expressed gratitude to the participants for their work and wished them effective use of the knowledge gained in the practical field of activity.
DEAR COLLEAGUES!
DEAR COLLEAGUES!
I congratulate you on Easter - on the Bright Resurrection of Christ!
May your family be saved from troubles, illnesses and
disagreements! Let only
close people gather at the festive table, and may they be with you not only
on this day!
Be closer to each other spiritually, kinder,
more sincere. It is not distance that brings us together, but warmth and
understanding. May it reign in your wonderful family!
Live in peace, with the holiday of Bright Easter to you!
Christ is Risen!
Sincerely,
Chairman of the All-Ukrainian Association
of Scientists and Specialists in the Field of
Operational and Investigative Activities
Doctor of Law, Professor
Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine O.E. Korystin
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL CONFERENCE "PROCEDURAL ASPECTS OF PRE-TRIAL INVESTIGATION"
On April 7, 2017, with the participation of members of the All-Ukrainian Association of Scientists and Specialists in the Field of Operational and Investigative Activities, the International Scientific and Practical Conference "Procedural Aspects of Pre-Trial Investigation" was held at the Odessa State University of Internal Affairs, dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Department of Criminal Procedure and the 95th anniversary of the Odessa State University of Internal Affairs.
The conference was personally attended by the First Deputy Head of the Mogilev Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Yuri Shkaplerov, Doctors of Sciences: Titko I.A., Pohoretsky M.A., Sergeeva D.B., Oderii O.V., Glovyuk I.V., Arkusha L.I., Sainchyn O.S., Lukashevych V.G., Yukhno O.O., Lysenko V.V. The event was attended by scientists and practitioners from different regions of Ukraine: Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Lviv, Volyn, Odessa regions.
The purpose of the conference is to discuss theoretical and practical problems of pre-trial investigation, to generalize scientific and practical experience with the aim of solving them. The relevance of the conference topic is beyond doubt, because the last five years - since the entry into force of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine - can be called a period of continuous reform of both the system of criminal procedural legislation itself and the system of bodies carrying out criminal procedural activities.
The legislator's efforts to introduce European standards into the field of criminal justice, to improve democratic institutions, shifting the emphasis of the tasks and purpose of the criminal process to the person, his rights and legitimate interests are a positive basis for creating a qualitatively new, modern model of the criminal process. At the same time, such developments are faced with the realities of today: imperfection of the legislation, problems in ensuring the human potential of pre-trial investigation bodies, prosecutor's office, court, difficulties in resolving organizational issues, especially in the direction of interaction between various subjects of criminal proceedings, problems of reformatting and forming modern legal consciousness, etc.
During the conference, scientific reports were presented on such topics as: “Some Ways to Improve the Current Code of Criminal Procedure of Ukraine: Regulation of Pre-Trial Investigation”, “Features of Conducting a Scene Inspection in the Investigation of Illegal Mining”, “Evaluation of an Expert’s Conclusion in Criminal Proceedings”, “The Concept and Some Peculiarities of Applying Control over the Commission of a Crime”, “Special Criminal Procedure: Traditions and Modernity”, “Synergistic Approach in Forensic Support for the Investigation of Crimes”, “Problems of Applying the Videoconference Mode during Judicial Proceedings”, “Involvement of an Expert in Participation in Criminal Proceedings”, etc.
Based on the materials of the International Scientific and Practical Conference, a collection of abstracts of scientific reports by participants of this event was published.
PROBLEMS OF COUNTERING ORGANIZED CRIME
A new textbook has been published in the series “Theory and Practice of Organized Crime”:
Legal and Organizational-Tactical Problems of Counteracting Organized Crime: Textbook / S.V. Albul, S.V. Andrusenko. – Odesa: ODUVS, 2017. – 142 p. (Series: Theory and Practice of Organized Crime).
The textbook examines issues related to the organizational and legal principles of countering organized crime, operational and investigative characteristics of modern organized crime, classification of organized criminal groups, subculture and infrastructure of organized criminal groups, directions for neutralizing the resistance of participants of organized criminal groups to law enforcement activities, identification of organized criminal groups and international cooperation of law enforcement agencies in combating organized crime.
The textbook will be useful for cadets, students and teachers of legal educational institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, as well as practical workers of law enforcement agencies of Ukraine.