Procedural forms of interaction of investigators from other law enforcement agencies during the investigation of violent crimes committed against minors

Abstract

Considered the problem questions connected with the peculiarities of the interaction of investigators with the staff of operational units and the criminal police for children’s Affairs, and the competent authorities and officials of foreign States during the investigation of violent crimes committed against minors. In the context of the investigation of violent crimes committed against minors, the problem of the interaction of investigators and other law enforcement officials is quite versatile, and related legal, organizational, tactical and psychological issues are equally pertinent to all stakeholders, especially in modern conditions, when one of priority directions of activity of the state is to ensure protection of the rights and interests of children in accordance with normative legal acts of Ukraine and international treaties. In order to ensure effective communication at all stages of the investigation of violent crimes committed against minors, it is necessary to know its legal framework and organizational forms, take into account the existing forensic recommendations, to respond to the psychological characteristics of situations. So, we are talking about an integrated approach to the solution of this problem in a practical, scientific and educational-methodical aspects. In our opinion, considering the problem of interaction in the investigation of violent crimes against minors, such an approach is necessary to guide the development of tactical and methodical recommendations concerning the interaction of the investigator with the staff of other law enforcement agencies. The implementation of the investigator’s procedural forms of cooperation in the investigation of violent crimes committed against minors, should be based only on the provisions of the Criminal procedure of Ukraine. The effectiveness of the procedural forms of interaction between the investigator and law enforcement officials depends on the specialization of investigators and employees of operating units, actively engaging in the investigation of the staff of criminal militia for children, avoiding formalism as by investigators in the provision of instructions, and the employees of operational units in their implementation, as well as the creation of a single legal space for effective cooperation between law enforcement authorities of different States.