Conceptual foundations of combating crime against the environment in Ukraine

Fundamentos conceptuales de la lucha contra la delincuencia contra el medio ambiente en Ucrania

• Sergii Marko Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9778-0570
• Olha Kukshynova Odesa National Maritime University, Odesa, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0470-6863
• Olena Borshchevska Odesa National Maritime University, Odesa, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2549-429X
• Natalya Orlovska Odesa National Maritime University, Odesa, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4400-560X
• Katerina Horbunova Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, Kharkiv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1120-2682

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4179.30

Keywords: environment, organized crime, state policy, legislation, prevention

Abstract

Within the scope of the scientific article, by means of documentary sources, the main conceptual directions of the fight against environmental crime in Ukraine are highlighted. Special emphasis is placed on the use of social mechanisms to ensure legality in the investigated area; adoption of the Law of Ukraine «On ecological culture of the population»; careful planning of the processes of development and implementation of organizational, legal and other measures aimed at preventing crimes against the environment. It is proposed to increase funding of control and supervisory bodies for the detection and prevention of criminal offenses, other state structures for the protection of nature; development of a unified state policy in the field of combating organized environmental crime, all this, on the basis of a criminological examination of legislation. In the conclusions it is proposed to unify the efforts of law enforcement agencies of various states to stop anti-environmental criminal behavior, neutralize all stages of the implementation of a criminal offense: planning, illegal extraction of resources, transportation, sale and laundering of proceeds obtained through crime against nature.

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