ACTUAL STATUS OF DRUG-RELATED CRIME COUNTERACTION IN UKRAINE
Journal Title: Правовий часопис Донбасу - Year 2018, Vol 64, Issue 3
Abstract
This article is concerning on actual problem of drug-related crime counteraction in Ukraine. The aim is to explore the actual status of drug-related crime in Ukraine, to define the level of counteraction effectiveness to this phenomenon and further ways of such crime's prevention. Results of researches of drug-related crime counteraction in Ukraine have been analyzed and generalized. Some regulatory acts in the field of drug-related crime counteraction in Ukraine have been examined; it was stressed that Department of Drug-Related Crime Counteraction of National Police of Ukraine is one of special subjects of such activity. Arguments that National Police of Ukraine's personnel downsizing (including Department of Drug-Related Crime Counteraction) led to several directions of drug-related crime prophylactics phase-out have been delivered. A complete analyze of actual status of drug-related crime in Ukraine has been done. Its level, structure and dynamics have been envisaged as well as geography and category of convicted persons have been considered. Based on conducted research of some characteristics of drug-related crime in Ukraine, a conclusion has been made that official statistics figures that shows drug-related crime level downsizing don't reflect real situation of this group of crime committing and are evidenced these infringements' latency. It was proved by the analysis of qualitative and quantitative indicators that most spreading crimes in the field of illicit traffic in drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues and precursors are: illicit manufacture, production, acquisition, possession, transportation, consignment with purpose of distribution or distribution of drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues (Article 307 of Criminal code of Ukraine) and without purpose of distribution (Article 309 of Criminal code of Ukraine) as well as sowing and growing of white poppy or cannabis (Article 310 of Criminal code of Ukraine). It was justified that the main purposes of criminal punishment – correction of convicted persons and prevention of new crimes committing either by them or by other people – fall short of aim inasmuch many of them are committing these crimes repeatedly. A conclusion was made of absence of efficient drug-related crime counteraction regional programs in regions with highest drug-related crimes concentration on 100 000 persons despite of vast amount of regulatory acts concerning drug-related crime counteraction in Ukraine. This issue was raised repeatedly during drug-related crime counteraction problem research but no measures on remediation of this situation were applied.
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Anna Politova
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- EP ID EP408959
- DOI 10.32366/2523-4269-2018-64-3-136-145
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