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Training on bias indicators – new links between forensic didactics and methodology
Full text linkThe aim of this article is to reveal the place of training on bias indicators
in forensic didactics and its influence on the methodology of hate crime investigation.
The results of the study confirmed that bias indicators allow law
enforcement officers to act in three main directions at the initial stage of the investigation:
firstly, to identify a possible case of hatred; secondly, to identify the
the elements of the offense that are related to hatred and to carry out and record
the initial actions in an appropriate manner; and, thirdly, to identify a possible
bias motive when assessing the motivation of the crime. These pointsallow the offence to be properly qualified and the case to be fully examined in court. It
is suggested that the topic of bias indicators should be considered as a strong
argument demonstrating the influence of modern forensic didactics on forensic
methodology. Therefore, this topic could be considered as an independent
integral part of the methodology of investigation of hate crimes.
In order to achieve the set training objectives that meet the needs of practice,
it is important to convey the theoretical and practical relevance of this
topic to law enforcement officers by means of modern methods of training oriented
towards solving practical problems, to allow officers to construct their
own cases of identification of bias indicators, to model scenarios of case investigation,
to refer to them in evaluating the decisions of courts, to present possible
mistakes that can be made, and to analyze ways to avoid such mistakes
The Digitization of Administrative Justice in Ukraine
Full text linkThis article deals with the current state of introduction of
new technologies in administrative proceedings in Ukraine. The purpose
of this article is to analyze the means and areas of digitalization of justice,
the results of implementation, and future prospects. This article makes
relevant the rapid process of digitizing the procedures related to the implementation
of the functions of the branches of government. This process
is due to the policy of the new government in Ukraine, which won
the 2019 election. The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, and the
Ministry of Digital Transformation presented the “State in a smartphone”
program of further development of digitalization, which has already been
partially implemented in the “Action” mobile application. In addition to
current modernization projects, the digitalization of the administrative
judiciary began long before the announcement of the above-mentioned
development program. There is a Unified Judicial Information and Telecommunication
System in test mode in Ukraine, which includes electronic
document management, electronic correspondence, automatic
distribution of cases, etc
Biurokratinio neutralumo indeksas tiesioginiuose regionų vadovų rinkimuose: optimizmas plėtojant profesionalią biurokratiją Indonezijoje
No full textCC BY 4.0The study aimed to describe bureaucratic neutrality at regional level and its
necessity in direct regional head elections in Indonesia. This research is important in examining
whether state civil apparatuses are tempted to enter the practical political arena in regional head
elections despite being prohibited by the principle of bureaucratic neutrality. This study employed a
descriptive quantitative research method and index analysis techniques. A research population of
12,539 state civil apparatuses (SCAs) in Banyumas, Indonesia was utilized, 400 of which were
selected as the research samples. Employing Slovin formula, 95% confidence level and margin of
error 4.92% were obtained. This study indicates a satisfactory level of bureaucratic neutrality at 3.18
or 79.59. Indicators of high bureaucratic neutrality level include the absence of SCAs’ support to
non-incumbent or incumbent regent candidates on social media as well as the non-response of SCAs
to the request of incumbent regent candidates’ campaign team to perform actions that may benefit
incumbent regent candidates. Meanwhile, indicators of low bureaucratic neutrality level include the
preservation of neutrality upon discovering other SCA colleagues’ support to non-incumbent or
incumbent regent candidates on social media and the preservation of no support to non-incumbent
or incumbent regent candidates. These findings present an opportunity to realize a professional merit
and bureaucracy system in Indonesia. This study offers recommendations of increased neutrality
awareness campaigns among bureaucratic officials and the importance of encouraging SCAs to
consistently remind colleagues who may violate the principle of neutrality. Enforcement of legal
actions against violators of bureaucratic neutrality is also necessary as a deterrent effect for
bureaucratic officials who are not committed to upholding bureaucratic neutrality
Changes in the Visegrad Group Economies in Light of the Misery Index
Full text linkCC BY-NC-ND 4.0The economic performance of countries depends on the stages of the business cycle
and changes due to various factors and influences. While the economic crisis of 2008 was triggered by
financial factors, the crisis of 2020 was caused by factors of a non-economic nature – the COVID-19
pandemic. The purpose of this paper is to assess changes in the performance and level of economic
activity in the Visegrad Group economies in 2009, 2019 and 2020. This assessment is performed
using GDP per capita, magic square and the misery index. In 2009, the best performing country was
the Czech Republic and the worst was Hungary. In 2019 and 2020, Poland reached a performance
level similar to the Czech Republic, and Slovakia performed the worst
Dissemination and impact of the preventive measures performed by the police on the public
Full text linkThe purpose of prevention and its implemented measures is to create a safer environment for society,
to reduce the number of criminogenic cases. Preventive measures are very important in the police system,
because their proper implementation can have a positive impact on society and strengthen its security.
Prevention is aimed at eliminating the causes that lead to the occurrence of a criminal act. The purpose of
community prevention is to unite society and law enforcement institutions in the fight against crime, to
strengthen cooperation. So the police carry out many and various preventive measures, the effect of which can
be seen by looking at today's crime statistics, and they are always looking for new means of dissemination. With
proper implementation of preventive measures, their purpose is to reduce the level of crime, increase the sense
of security in the country, and create a closer relationship with citizens. In this content, the purpose of the article
is to discuss the impact of preventive measures implemented by officials on the citizens of the Republic of
Lithuania.
The concept of preventive measures is very similar in all fields of science, but law enforcement institutions
usually fight crime by implementing preventive measures. The purpose of prevention is very specific - to prevent
unwanted events from happening and to prevent them from happening. Preventive measures are usually used to
eliminate the causes of unwanted events.
The emergence of the position of community officers helped to ensure greater public safety and increased
confidence in law enforcement institutions. Community policing is essentially a collaboration between the police
and the community to identify and solve community problems. It has even been argued that community policing
is a philosophy that promotes organizational strategies that support the systematic use of partnership and
problem-solving techniques to proactively address the immediate conditions that cause public safety problems
such as crime, social disorder, and fear of crime.
It can be said that preventive measures can have an impact on creating a safer environment. Based on the
answers given during the empirical study, it can be concluded that the majority of respondents feel safe where
they live. However, it is quite confusing that preventive measures are not known or heard of by a considerable
number of respondents. So the question arises, perhaps the officials do not spread enough information about the
preventive measures being implemented. Particular attention should be paid to social networks, as the younger
generation uses them very widely
Fear of Cancer Recurrence as Reminder about Death: Lived Experiences of Cancer Survivors’ Spouses
Full text linkCC BY 4.0Fear of cancer recurrence is the most prevalent and burdensome emotional concern
among cancer survivors’ spouses after treatment. This qualitative study aimed to reveal
death-related experiences of spouses of cancer survivors in remission, in the context of
fear of cancer recurrence. Seven spouses (aged 35–56), four women and three men
were explored. Data were obtained using an unstructured interview and analyzed by
inductive thematic analysis. The spouses associate cancer relapse with death, risk of
losing their spouse. The threat of death triggers not only the feelings of insecurity,
uncertainty about the future and loss of control, but also appreciation of life, focus on
positive aspects in relationships. Planning for the “worst” scenarios and avoidance
helped spouses to reduce tension and enhance control. Interventions for spouses
should focus on promotion of emotional expression of death related concerns underlying fear of relapse, also developing new coping strategies to accept and tolerate
uncertainty
Nacionalinis mokslinis centras „Prof. M. S. Bokariaus teismo ekspertizės mokslų institutas“ ir teismo ekspertinės veiklos reformavimo klausimai Ukrainoje
Full text linkSolving issues of organizing forensic science activities and, as a result, development
of forensic science institutions is a direction of scientific researches
requiring constant monitoring by scientists and practitioners. It is quite natural
that effectiveness of the investigation and consideration of criminal cases and
proceedings of other types in courts largely depends on the level and potential
of a particular forensic science institution and the system of organizing forensic
science in the country. In connection with the above, proposed topic seems to
be relevant. The article provides information about National Scientific Center
«Hon. Prof. M. S. Bokarius Forensic Science Institute» ideas are the basis for
issue analysis and ways for their solving, set out in the second part of the article.
Author of the article considers the main activity directions of National Scientific
Center «Hon. Prof. M. S. Bokarius Forensic Science Institute». The main
achievements of the Center in the field of science, education and forensic practice
are analyzed. The analysis of by-laws governing the activities of forensic
science institutions of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine is carried out.
According to the author, taking into account the proposals for reforming
forensic science activities will have a positive effect on the level of expert provision
of justice in the State
Electronic leadership at local self-government: conceptual analysis and literature review
No full textCC BYE-government refers to the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to
improve functions and processes of the government and it is one of the most frequently researched
topics. In current research, the use of ICT at the local self-government level is mostly associated with
processes that take place between the organization and the citizens, i. e. e-services. Internal processes
of public administration organizations, like administering and leading employees using ICT, have
been insufficiently taken into account. However, it has so far received less attention, especially in the
context of local self-government. Although first studies on this topic already exist in Lithuania, the
systematic analysis of e-leadership concept and practice in municipal administrations is still lacking
both in Lithuania and abroad. This study examines how e-leadership refers to e-government and what
are features of e-leadership at local self-government that should be taken into account when
considering leadership issues in the context of digitization at local self-government. The study has
revealed that previous e-government dimensions are usually directed outwards, i. e. to the relations
with citizens by providing them with e-services or general information, by participating them into the
processes of public administration organizations. In difference to that, e-leadership represents a
dimension of e-government that focuses on internal processes, i. e. human resource management in
the public sector when digitalisation is taking place. During the COVID-19 pandemic period e-
leadership has become an integral part of public sector institutions, including local self-government.
E-leadership at local self-government has already required and still requires new skills from
municipal leaders and managers to ensure organizational processes, to move quickly and efficiently
to new channels and platforms of communication, to adapt to new political, social and technological
environments, to learn how to allocate more autonomy, responsibility and freedom to employees, and
to manage the emotional and psychological difficulties of employees. The peculiarities of e-
leadership at local self-government result from the national legal framework, the institutional
structure (based on the political-administrative duality), the purpose of public administration to
promptly respond to local citizens’ expectations, and the pursuit of efficiency using limited
organizational resources
Studentų patiriamas stresas: kaip tai prognozuoja jų emocinę būklę ir su sveikata susijusią gyvenimo kokybę?
Full text linkPreconditions for successful education of children with autism spectrum disorder at primary general school: experiences of parents
No full textCC BY 4.0The article presents the results of a qualitative study revealing preconditions for the successful education of children with autism spectrum disorder (hereinafter referred to as ASD) at a primary general school based on the experiences of their parents. The study revealed that preconditions for the successful education of children with ASD at a primary school are linked to parental acceptance of their child’s disability and their openness, having their child diagnosed with ASD, the preparedness of the school to accept children with ASD, the child’s preparedness to attend school, parent-school cooperation, the focus on the adaptation of the child at school and the creation of a favourable educational environment in the classroom.