LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR CRIMINOLOGICAL MONITORING BY THE NATIONAL POLICE OF UKRAINE

Abstract

The relevance of the article is that at the beginning of the study of the legal framework for criminological monitoring by the National Police of Ukraine, it should be noted that no legal act regulating police activities contains a definition of criminological monitoring, although the concept of monitoring is used, in particular in monitoring operational environment. The article examines the current state of monitoring by the police. Based on the research, the range of problematic issues related to police monitoring is outlined, and ways to solve them are suggested. No legal act regulating the activities of the police contains a definition of criminological monitoring, although the concept of monitoring is used, in particular in the aspect of monitoring the operational situation. The National Police of Ukraine is the central body of executive power that serves society by ensuring the protection of human rights and freedoms, combating crime, maintaining public safety and order. The main tasks of the national police are: ensuring public safety and order; protection of human rights and freedoms, as well as the interests of society and the state; crime prevention; providing, within the limits specified by law, assistance services to persons who, for personal, economic, social reasons or as a result of emergencies, need such assistance. In the Law of Ukraine “On the National Police” “monitoring” is not used by the legislator, although in some way the monitoring powers are reflected in the content of Art. 25 “Powers of the police in the field of information and analytical support”. Thus, the police carry out information and analytical activities solely to exercise their powers under the law. The concept of “criminological monitoring” is a broader concept than “monitoring of a criminogenic situation (situation)”. These concepts are close, but not identical, they differ in terms of content (monitoring of the operational situation includes observation, measurement and evaluation not only of certain criminal phenomena, but also other emergencies and offenses) and purpose.