The dissertation is one of the first monographic researches in which with use of modern methods of knowledge, taking into account the newest achievements of legal science problematic questions of criminological activity of bodies of criminal justice of Ukraine are investigated and the author's vision of ways of their decision is formulated.
The criminological activity of criminal justice bodies as a subject of scientific research is characterized; the methodology of research of criminological activity of bodies of criminal justice of Ukraine is defined; the concept and types of criminological activity of criminal justice bodies of Ukraine are formulated; the functions of criminological activity of criminal justice bodies of Ukraine are investigated; describes the implementation of criminological policy of the state in the activities of criminal justice; priorities and levels of criminological activity of criminal justice bodies are determined; the principles of criminological activity of criminal justice bodies are characterized; to give the characteristic to scientific bases of management of criminological activity of bodies of criminal proceedings; the scientific principles of criminological monitoring by criminal justice bodies are revealed; describes the interaction between the bodies of criminal justice in the implementation of criminological activities; norms of similarities and differences between foreign and national experience of criminological activity of criminal justice bodies are established; developed tools for measuring the effectiveness of criminological activities of criminal justice bodies; the mechanism of realization of criminological activity of bodies of criminal proceedings is characterized; information-analytical support and scientific support of criminological activity of criminal justice bodies are investigated.
In particular, based on the analysis of theoretical principles, legal regulation and practical solution of criminal justice bodies of Ukraine in the field of crime prevention, a theoretical concept of criminological activities of criminal justice of Ukraine, based on the idea of legislative consolidation of the main task of these bodies - crime prevention. with the provision of such activities of equal importance with the efficiency and result of detection, disclosure and investigation of criminal offenses.
Criminological activity of criminal justice bodies of Ukraine is defined in a broad sense as a component of law enforcement activity, which is a set of procedural, organizational, managerial, supervisory, control, informational, analytical, expert, preventive measures taken by entities authorized to detect, prevent, terminate , disclosure, investigation of criminal offenses, as well as judicial review of criminal proceedings in order to identify the causes and conditions of criminal offenses, their elimination, identification of the offender, as well as the victim of a criminal offense; in the narrow sense - is the activity of the criminal proceedings by the prosecution (investigator, coroner, head of the pre-trial investigation body, head of the inquiry body, prosecutor), as well as the court and state forensic institutions, which is carried out at the entrance to such proceedings to identify causes and conditions that contributed to the commission of crimes and criminal offenses, their elimination and minimization of criminogenic influence.
