PROFILING IN THE ACTIVITIES OF OPERATIONAL UNITS

Abstract

The study is devoted to updating the use of profiling in the fight against crime in Ukraine. The concepts, content and main directions of application of profiling and its significance for combating crime by law enforcement agencies during operational and investigative activities are revealed. In recent years, there has been a steady interest in Ukraine in the psychological aspects of criminal offense and direct criminal behavior. On the one hand, this is due to the ever-widening range of research in this area, and on the other - the practical needs of law enforcement agencies. Unfortunately, the operational and investigative activities do not pay due attention to the psychological aspects of diagnosis and evaluation of the offender, resulting in problems with its detection and thus prevention of criminal activity at various stages of the crime, although in the civilized world profiling is considered one of the effective methods of fighting against crime. Work on updating the use of profiling among law enforcement agencies in Ukraine should be accompanied by domestic scientific and practical developments in this area. The lack of experience in the use of profiling in the activities of operational units is explained by the underestimation of its capabilities, which requires a deep scientific and practical rethinking and rapid both legislative and departmental response. Successfully tested foreign experience in the application of profiling should be updated in Ukraine among law enforcement agencies, which will ultimately help increase the effectiveness of crime prevention. In order to form primary knowledge and skills on psychological identification of illegal activities and persons involved in higher education institutions with specific learning conditions, it is necessary to resume the study of the discipline «Psychology of operational and investigative activities».