Prosecutorial Supervision of the Detection and Investigation Of Drug Crimes: Criminal Law Aspect
Author(s): Vitalii Areshonkov*, Oleksandr Sachko, Bronislav Teplytskiy, Andrii Melnychenko, Serhii Chyzh
Abstract
The article’s goal is to expose the criminal law component of prosecutorial supervision over drug crime detection and investigation.
Methods: The system-structural method was used to determine the internal structure of the phenomenon under study, in particular to isolate its main elements (detection, investigation, prosecutorial supervision) and establish their functional relationships. This allowed us to consider prosecutorial supervision as a holistic system that encompasses both operational and investigative activities and pre-trial investigation. The rules of the Ukrainian constitution, the criminal code, the criminal procedure code, and the Ukrainian legislation “on the prosecutor’s office” and “On operational and investigative activities” were all analyzed using the formal-legal (dogmatic) technique. Its use allowed for the clarification of legal norms’ content, the identification of their flaws, conflicts, and gaps, as well as the determination of the characteristics of legal control of prosecutorial supervision in the area of drug crime prevention.
Results: The prosecutor, investigators, and operational units must coordinate their efforts in order to effectively combat drug crime. Additionally, the prosecutor’s supervisory powers must be properly implemented. Inadequacies at any point in the process result in the loss of evidence, procedural mistakes, and ultimately the inability to prosecute the guilty.
Conclusion: The balance of public and private interests, the rule of law, proportionality, and public administration openness are determined to be the foundation of an efficient model of administrative and legal regulation of investments in the medical profession. By putting the suggested areas of improvement into practice, the pharmaceutical business will become more appealing to investors, the state’s pharmaceutical security will be strengthened, and Ukraine’s healthcare system will continue to grow sustainably.