The use of a situational approach in the identification and disclosure of crimes related to the illegal sale of narcotic drugs
Introduction. The features of the situational approach in the implementation of operational investigative activities are considered on the example of the identification and disclosure of drug crimes, the concept, essence and structure of operational investigative situations, the sequence of their resolution. The purpose of the study. Substantiation of the necessity and effectiveness of using a situational approach in the fight against drug crime, presentation of an approximate procedure for constructing typical operational search situations that arise during the identification and disclosure of crimes related to the illegal sale of narcotic drugs, the formation of standard algorithms for their optimal resolution. Methodology. The methodological basis of the research was made up of general scientific and private scientific methods of cognition: dialectical, situational, comparative, statistical, logical, including analysis, synthesis, formal-logical approach. Results. When detecting and solving crimes related to the illegal sale of narcotic drugs, operational search situations develop depending on the specific actions of participants in criminal activity, their personal characteristics and quantitative composition, external environmental factors. The main structural elements of operational search situations are presented. The definition of the operational search situation that develops during the identification and disclosure of crimes related to the illegal sale of narcotic drugs is formulated. Conclusions. The use of a situational approach in the identification and disclosure of crimes related to the illegal sale of narcotic drugs consists in identifying the most typical operational-search situations, taking into account the main elements of the operational-search characteristics of crimes of the category under consideration and algorithmization of the actions of employees of operational-search agencies aimed at their correct and timely resolution.