The Specifics of Electronic Monitoring Implementation in Ukraine

• Authors: Kiikov, Vitalii

Abstracts

EN

The electronic monitoring is the new preventive and penal measures in Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) practice.The newly adopted Penal Code Procedure provides the legal grounds for its implementation. Despite the mentioned efficiencyin law enforcement and penitentiary matters the police and civilians, who involved in the electronic monitoring program, duringthe first year of its introduction encountered the certain its shortcomings. In the article the technical and procedural problemsrelating to introduction of electronic monitoring in police practice in Ukraine have been considered. It is stated that the mainproblem from psychological perspective is human factor that slowdown the implementation process. From technologicalpoint the electronic monitoring maps of “3M” should be updated and adjusted to current topography situation. As wellthe maintenance of equipment, operated by supplier — “3M” trade mark, is procedurally complicated and time consuming,although the potential of police technicians allow it performing themselves. In the article the statistics relating to electronicmonitoring application by police in 2013 is presented. Based on statistics data and information from practitioners the subsequentanalysis was conducted and relevant recommendations are produced. It is suggested that the raised in the article service relatedproblems, as well as further maintenance of equipment would be much easy in the case of its domestic production. As wellthe wide‑rangetraining programs ought to be organized at police stations in order to improve the technical and proceduralawareness of service personal, whether it is police officer or civilian employees. The general outcome of electronic monitoringprogram implementation in MIA of Ukraine is solid and promising, regardless the mentioned in the article problems, which are manageable.

Keywords

EN

Electronic monitoring; Tracker; preventive measures; Police; offender

• Publisher: Wyższa Szkoła Policji w Szczytnie
• Journal: Internal Security
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 6(1)
• Pages: 65-70

Contributors

author

Kiikov, Vitalii

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/20805268.1122410