Today at Lviv State University of Internal Affairs the results of the regional Competition of Scientific Essays on social and legal issues among student youth were announced. This year the event was held for the second time. According to the organizers, the purpose of the competition is to find and support the development of talented student youth who are able to independently analyze and assess the social nature of socio-legal problems and justify their own vision of problem solving.

The event was initiated by LvSUIA, Department of Education and Science of LRSA, as well as by Lviv Regional Academy of Sciences for young students.

Rector of Lviv State University of Internal Affairs Roman Blahuta; Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Science of the LRSA Olha Kotovska, winner of last year competition of scientific essays Yulia Krasutska – addressed a welcoming speech to everyone who joined the event.

23 scientific essays from schools in Lviv and the region were submitted to participate in the competition. This year, the winners were awarded diplomas, others – certificates confirming their participation in the competition and received memorable gifts.

Congratulations!

As part of the All-Ukrainian action "16 days against violence" Lviv State University of Internal Affairs hosted a team police quest training "Peculiarities of the investigation of human trafficking". 

Oleksandra Zakharova, Head of LvSUIA Department of Actualization of Education and Practical Training, noted that the purpose of the event is to gain and develop professional skills of future specialists for the National Police in organizing the investigation of crimes related to human trafficking, cooperation of structural units in detecting and investigating crimes, carrying out procedural and other actions.

"Our university is the only one in Ukraine that trains specialists in the field of combating human trafficking", added Oleksandra Zakharova.

The team of cadets of the Institute for Training of Specialists for National Police Departments gradually solved simulated cases at different locations. Materials of operative-search activity were drawn up in the office of the authorized operative subdivision. An operator and a dispatcher worked in the Situation Center ("line 102"). In addition, a car of malefactors was stormed on the road section, where the injured person was transported. Also a search with involvement of a group of special forces in the apartment where the victim was subjected to exploitation was carried out. Finally, the psychologist established psychological contact with the victim and interrogated him.

The main emphasis in the quest was on the interaction of structural units of the National Police in the investigation of crimes on human trafficking.

In general, the cadet police quest involved cadets in the role of investigators, operatives, psychologists, patrol officers, employees of the situation center "102", special forces, forensic specialists, witnesses, criminals. Actors who played the role of victims were also involved.

  Lviv State University of Internal Affairs is actively involved in the project for implementation of academic mobility programs between higher education institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

According to Valentyn Ludvik, Associate Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology at Dnipro State University of Internal Affairs, thanks to the academic mobility program he has already visited Kharkiv and during the week he is going to adopt the experienve from LvSUIA colleagues.

"There are only  positive impressions of the program. Such an exchange is important for both cadets and teachers. It helps us to get acquainted with new methods and works", the representative of DSUIA.

During the week, representatives of DSUIA will be able to get acquainted with the material and technical base of the university. In addition, they will participate in various events that are taking place at Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, as well as visit the Main Department of the National Police in Lviv region.

Cadets and students of Lviv State University of Internal Affairs took part in an interactive discussion "Understanding masculinity and gender equality in the security sector of Ukraine."  

The results of the national study on this topic were presented during the event. More than one and a half thousand representatives of the National Police, State Border Guard Service and National Guard of Ukraine took part in the survey.

During a video presentation "3 things you need to know" Deputy Interior Minister Kateryna Pavlichenko told about how the research was conducted.

This was followed by an interactive quiz, which was attended by applicants for higher education institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In total, several discussion panels were held during the event. The participants, first of all, shared their thoughts on what gender equality, masculinity and feminism are. In addition, gender biases and stereotypes about the roles of women and men at work were discussed. The topic of gender-based violence was also discussed. In particular, young people were asked to express their views on whether a woman should endure violence to save her family.

Rector of Lviv State Univesrity of Internal Affairs Roman Blahuta also addressed the freshmen with a welcoming speech. "Every citizen of Ukraine who enters the service of the National Police personally takes the Oath. These simple but profound words concentrate all the requirements on which the service in the National Police of Ukraine is based. After all, there is no higher duty than to serve the Motherland".