Fighting crime through crime analysis: The experience of using innovative technologies in European Union countries

La lucha contra la delincuencia mediante el análisis de la delincuencia: la experiencia del uso de tecnologías innovadoras en los países de la Unión Europea

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4176.16
Keywords: criminal analysis, innovative technologies, tool platforms, analytical tools, crime fighting

Abstract

The aim of this article was to study innovative technologies and tools in the context of the introduction of crime analysis tools used in the countries of the European Union EU, to the Ukrainian practice. The research involved the following methods: statistical analysis, induction and deduction, classification and comparison. The study  described the legally enshrined powers of the Ukrainian police with respect to information and analytical activities. Current trends in the number of criminal offenses committed in Ukraine under separate articles were determined, and these trends were compared before and after the adoption of the Law of Ukraine “On National Police”. The introduction of the latest means of criminal analysis into Ukrainian practice was also studied. The conclusions established that the technologies used by EU countries can increase the effectiveness of law enforcement agencies in Ukraine, provided that certain adaptation measures are implemented. Moreover, the results obtained during the research can be used by law enforcement agencies to improve and optimize crime analysis.

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Author Biographies

Oleksandr Kalynovskyi , National academy of internal affairs, 03035, Kyiv, Ukraine.

PhD of Juridical Sciences, Deputy Head of the Department, Department of the organization of scientific activity and protection of intellectual property rights, National academy of internal affairs, 03035, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Viktor Shemchuk, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine.

Doctor of Juridical Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Theory of Law, Constitutional and Private Law, Faculty No.1 of the Institute for the Training of Specialists for Units of the National Police, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, 79000, Lviv, Ukraine.

Mykhailo Huzela, Lviv Polytechnic National University, 79013, Lviv, Ukraine.

PhD of Law Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Law and Procedure, Institute of Jurisprudence, Psychology аnd Innovative Education, Lviv Polytechnic National University, 79013, Lviv, Ukraine.

Oleh Predmestnikov, Tavri National University named after V.I. Vernadskyi, 02000, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor, Department of Public and Private Law of the Educational and Scientific Humanitarian Institute of the Tavri National University named after V.I. Vernadskyi, 02000, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Halyna Zharovska, Yuri Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine.

Doctor of Law, Head of the Department, Department of Criminal Law, Faculty of Law, Yuri Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, 58012, Chernivtsi, Ukraine.

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Published
2023-02-16
How to Cite
Kalynovskyi , O., Shemchuk, V., Huzela, M., Predmestnikov, O., & Zharovska, H. (2023). Fighting crime through crime analysis: The experience of using innovative technologies in European Union countries: La lucha contra la delincuencia mediante el análisis de la delincuencia: la experiencia del uso de tecnologías innovadoras en los países de la Unión Europea. Political Questions, 41(76), 292-310. https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4176.16
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Vol. 41 No. 76 (2023): Cuestiones Políticas: Enero-Marzo 2023
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Derecho Público

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