Abstract
Family, childhood, motherhood, and fatherhood are protected by the state. Any violence against and exploitation of a child is punishable by law. Parents should take care of their child's health, physical, spiritual, and moral development. However, society is increasingly facing sexual violence against minors. Insufficient response to sexual violence against minors is due to the latency of this type of crime, lack of awareness of proper prevention entities with the peculiarities of sexual violence against children, improper functioning of the mechanism of interaction, and international cooperation. Given the above, it is urgent to pay attention to the study of international cooperation in the investigation of sexual crimes against minors. The work aims to conduct a study of international cooperation in the investigation of sexual crimes against children. The subject of the research is public relations that arise, change, and end in the process of international cooperation in the investigation of sexual crimes against minors. The methodology of the study are such methods as historical-legal and comparative-legal; formal-logical; empirical; cognitive; method of analogy; and program-target. The study analyzes the specifics of cooperation between different foreign countries in the investigation of sexual crimes against children and identifies issues of such cooperation. Theoretical principles of prevention of sexual violence against minors have also been developed and scientifically substantiated criminological recommendations have been formed, which are important for further improvement of international cooperation and implementation of effective tools of such cooperation. establishing cooperation between Ukraine and foreign countries on sexual crimes against children.
Highlights
IntroductionIn Ukraine, this issue, in particular regarding sexual violence against children, has been silenced for a long time
The current legislation of Ukraine and increasing attention to combating sexual violence against children in Ukraine shows that our society today is not ready to comprehensively confront this negative phenomenon, and national legislation needs to be improved and brought closer to the best practices of other countries
Raising the level of awareness of parents and children, studying positive foreign experience and adapting it to national needs, expanding cooperation with international governmental and non-governmental organizations and institutions, developing and implementing specialized courses for professionals will promote activities aimed at combating the crimes under investigation and can be the first effective steps of society and the state in ensuring the protection of the rights and freedoms of children in this area
Summary
In Ukraine, this issue, in particular regarding sexual violence against children, has been silenced for a long time. First of all, this is due to the ideological principles of the Soviet period, later – the cultural features, the mentality of a large part of Ukrainian society, when it was generally believed that the sphere of sexual intercourse can not be the property of the public. The sexual violence experienced by a child has a negative effect on its further socialization. With the development of democracy and the strengthening of the protection of human rights and freedoms, the importance and urgency of the comprehensive security of children from sexual violence have been reconsidered
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