Organizational and Legal Principles of the State Bureau of Investigation in the Field of Combating Drug Crime
Author(s): Oleksandr Kozlenko*, Yurii Vykhodets, Ivan Zhuk, Artur Makarov, Yevhen Poliakov, Demyd Morozov
Abstract
Background: The organizational and legal setbacks of the State Bureau of Investigation’s (SBI) efforts to curb drug trafficking have been examined in this article.
Methods: The systemic-structural method allows us to identify the place of DBD in the system of subjects against drug addiction. The formal legal method is based on the analysis of legislative acts that regulate the activities of the Bureau. The equal legal method is used to establish Ukrainian and European approaches to the organization of specialized criminal justice bodies. The statistical method has adopted the established practice of investigating criminal offenses in the sphere of illegal drug use.
Results: It has been determined that the investigation of crimes committed by law enforcement, military personnel, and other special entities, including criminal activity involving narcotics, constitutes the specificity of the DBR’s operation in the defined region. The DBR’s organizational channels of communication with Ukraine’s National Police, Security Service, Bureau of Economic Security, State Mint Service, and Office of the Prosecutor General are examined.
Conclusion: Regulatory, institutional, and coordination issues have been found to have an impact on the DBD’s efficacy in preventing drug misuse. Strengthening interdepartmental relationships, creating analytical tools, and harmonizing national laws based on European standards are all direct recommendations for fully organizing the organizational and legal security of the DBR’s operations.