MILITIA OF MILITIA OF UKRAINEUKRAINE

Militia is assigned to Militia is assigned to provide a creative and provide a creative and effective functioning of effective functioning of reliable mechanism to reliable mechanism to protect a person, his life, protect a person, his life, dignity, honour, property, dignity, honour, property, rights and freedoms, rights and freedoms, interestsinterests and and environmentenvironment..

Тhe Law of Ukraine Тhe Law of Ukraine «On Militia»«On Militia»

was approved оn the 20th of was approved оn the 20th of December, 1990. In December, 1990. In accordance with the accordance with the Ukrainian legislation Ukrainian legislation the the militia is the state armed militia is the state armed agency of the executive agency of the executive powerpower

forms and methodsforms and methodsThe most important The most important forms and methods forms and methods of of the the

Ukrainian militia according to the new tasks Ukrainian militia according to the new tasks imposed by the modern situation are:imposed by the modern situation are:

securing human rights;securing human rights; preventing violent crimes; preventing violent crimes; combating organized crime and bandcombating organized crime and bandiittrry;y; counteracting counteracting criminal elements;criminal elements; guarding property against criminal and guarding property against criminal and

administrative encroachments;administrative encroachments; protecting business activities and creating protecting business activities and creating

favourable conditions to attract foreign favourable conditions to attract foreign investments into the state economy.investments into the state economy.

missionsmissions Dealers of the criminal world consider the Dealers of the criminal world consider the

territory of Ukraine to be a profitable ground territory of Ukraine to be a profitable ground for distribution of drugs and firearms, for distribution of drugs and firearms, criminal money laundering. In order to criminal money laundering. In order to counteract these phenomena Ukraine has counteract these phenomena Ukraine has integrated into the Interpol structures, integrated into the Interpol structures, joined a number of European Conventions joined a number of European Conventions on criminal court proceedings. All the above on criminal court proceedings. All the above contributes to prestige of the State and contributes to prestige of the State and gives the Ukrainian militia other gives the Ukrainian militia other opportunities to combat international opportunities to combat international criminal gangs.criminal gangs.

Being Being a part of the Ministry of a part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

Militia is composed of the following Militia is composed of the following subdivisions:subdivisions:

Criminal Militia; Criminal Militia; Militia of Public Safety; Militia of Public Safety; Transport Militia; Transport Militia; State Traffic Inspection; State Traffic Inspection; State Guard ServiceState Guard Service;; Specialized Specialized MMilitia Serviceilitia Service..

The characteristic feature of The characteristic feature of the militia in Ukrainethe militia in Ukraine

is the centralized structural organisation of is the centralized structural organisation of its departments which corresponds to three its departments which corresponds to three levels of management in the Internal Affairs levels of management in the Internal Affairs agencies, namely:agencies, namely:

ggeneral state level - the corresponding eneral state level - the corresponding departments in the MIA; departments in the MIA;

rregional level - Militia Departments of the egional level - Militia Departments of the Crimean Autonomous Republic within the Crimean Autonomous Republic within the MIA of Ukraine, Regional Departments of MIA of Ukraine, Regional Departments of Internal Affairs and in such cities as Kyiv and Internal Affairs and in such cities as Kyiv and Sevastopol; and on transport;Sevastopol; and on transport;

local level - militia subdivisions in districts, local level - militia subdivisions in districts, city departments of Internal Affairs and city departments of Internal Affairs and transport militia units.transport militia units.

The staff of militia is composed of personnel The staff of militia is composed of personnel serving in militia who has special militia ranks. serving in militia who has special militia ranks. Recruitment to militia is done on a voluntary Recruitment to militia is done on a voluntary basis. It enrolls persons over 18 years of age basis. It enrolls persons over 18 years of age who by their qualities, education and state of who by their qualities, education and state of health are able to perform the duties vested in health are able to perform the duties vested in them.them.

There are 16 higher educational institutions in There are 16 higher educational institutions in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The main educational establishments are the The main educational establishments are the National Academy of Internal Affairs of Ukraine National Academy of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in Kyiv, the Kharkiv University of Internal in Kyiv, the Kharkiv University of Internal Affairs, the Law University in Kharkiv.Affairs, the Law University in Kharkiv.