Expert: Scientific research helps fight crime

Practical application of the results of scientific research conducted at the educational establishments of the Belarusian Interior Ministry helps prevent crimes, Gennady Kolesnik, Director of the Mogilev College of the Belarusian Interior Ministry, said at the opening ceremony of the second Crime Prevention: Theory and Practice conference in Mogilev, BelTA has learnt.

The Mogilev College of the Interior Ministry is hosting the event. Partaking in the conference are representatives of the Police Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan, the Nizhny Novgorod Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, the Samara Institute of Law of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, Belarusian universities, academies, and departments of the Interior Ministry of Belarus.

According to Gennady Kolesnik, one of the main goals of the internal policy of any state is to ensure law and order. Effective crime prevention greatly contributes to the stability of the society, its sustainable development, and gives the citizens confidence that their lives and property are protected.

Today law enforcement agencies are dealing with important tasks that include the improvement of personnel management system, implementation of legal crime prevention initiatives, and intensification of fight against alcoholism and drugs. It is also necessary to improve the quality of inspections conducted by law enforcement agencies upon the application of citizens, provide better security on the roads, and intensify the ideological activities of law enforcement agencies. The practical application of the results of scientific research conducted at the educational establishments of the Belarusian Interior Ministry helps find a comprehensive solution to all these challenges.

“Our conference will discuss many issues of the modern jurisprudence in Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan. Our main goal is to exchange knowledge and experience in crime prevention. I hope that the conference will be beneficial for the participants and all the recommendations will be implemented into practice,” Gennady Kolesnik said.

The program of the conference features the plenary session and eight thematic sections. The participants of the forum will discuss a number of current issues of the penal law, administrative law, implementation of theories into practice, and psychological, pedagogical, and ideological aspects of crime prevention.

The results of the conference will be summarized in a booklet.