Review

The monograph Combating Crimes in the Sphere of International Student Exchange by Law-Enforcement Operational Units: Problems of Theory and Practice offers a comprehensive analysis of how operational divisions of law-enforcement agencies detect, prevent, and investigate offenses committed under the guise of international academic exchange. The study:

establishes a criminological and criminal-forensic profile of such offenses;

establishes a criminological and criminal-forensic profile of such offenses;

develops a classification and operative-investigative characteristics of typical and atypical modalities;

develops a classification and operative-investigative characteristics of typical and atypical modalities;

proposes an integrated model of preventive measures and procedures for identifying persons involved;

proposes an integrated model of preventive measures and procedures for identifying persons involved;

outlines legislative reform proposals (amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code and the Law on Operative-Investigative Activity);

outlines legislative reform proposals (amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code and the Law on Operative-Investigative Activity);

provides practical guidance on optimizing the tactics of covert investigative actions and operational measures.

provides practical guidance on optimizing the tactics of covert investigative actions and operational measures.

Grounded in doctrinal research, comparative legal analysis, operational statistics, and international best practices, this work is intended for scholars, university educators, postgraduate students, and practitioners in operational law-enforcement and pre-trial investigation bodies.