Role of Modern Scientific and Technological Solutions in the Criminological Policy: Legal Frameworks and International Experience

Abstract

The article provides an overview of certain technical solutions, used in different countries for crime prevention along with the basic legal framework. The authors mentioned various approaches to the criminological policy; summarized certain basic theoretical concepts developed within the last centuries, such as neo-biological, critical criminological and everyday theory. Discussing modern criminological situation at the international level, the authors stressed the importance of the international cooperation in the field of crime prediction, crime prevention, and crime investigation. Referring to the topic of governmental institutions responsible for the criminological policies, the authors examined the situation in different countries to compare different legislative systems.