Scientific and Educational School on Problems of Combating Crime
General Characteristics of the Scientific School
The scientific school of Oleksii Lytvynov is an established scholarly field in criminology and criminal law, based on the many years of research and teaching activity of Doctor of Law, Professor O. M. Lytvynov. The activities of the scientific school are aimed at conducting fundamental and applied research on current issues of crime prevention, ensuring public safety, and developing the state’s legal policy.
Founder of the Scientific School
Oleksii Lytvynov (born December 12, 1977, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian legal scholar, Doctor of Law (2010), Professor (2011), Honored Education Worker of Ukraine, Academician of the Engineering Academy of Ukraine, and Acting Rector of the National Aerospace University “Kharkiv Aviation Institute.”
Main Research Areas of the Scientific School:
1. Theory and methodology of crime prevention (criminological monitoring, criminological policy, programming of crime prevention, mechanisms of crime prevention).
2. Criminological security and public security of the state (criminological security, public order, regional and national security, territorial defense).
3. Political-criminological and prognostic studies (political-criminological theories, crime-related background phenomena, forecasting criminogenic processes).
4. Criminal law support and protection of legally protected values (protection of individuals from violence, protection of freedom of speech, protection of childhood).
5. Counteraction to specific types of crime (terrorism, criminal radicalism, corruption, cybercrime, organized crime, drug-related crime, war crimes, crimes in the defense-industrial complex).
6. Criminological and criminal law problems in the activities of law enforcement and judicial bodies(criminological activities of courts, prosecution offices, police, forensic institutions).
7. Victimology and victimological protection of socially vulnerable groups (minors, journalists, judges, law enforcement officers, victims of violent crime).
8. Penal policy and penitentiary criminology (prisonization, criminal subculture, execution of punishments, radicalism in places of detention).
9. Sectoral and interdisciplinary criminological studies (crime in sports, transport, housing and utilities, budgetary relations).
10. Contemporary challenges and transformation processes (de-occupation of territories, post-war legal regulation, security challenges during wartime).
Scientific Achievements and Results
Under the academic supervision of O. M. Lytvynov, 19 doctoral dissertations, 37 candidate (PhD-equivalent) dissertations, and 10 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) dissertations in law have been defended. Representatives of the scientific school actively participate in legislative drafting, expert, and advisory activities at national and regional levels.
Key Publications and Research Projects of the School
The founder of the scientific school has published more than 400 scientific and educational works. The most significant achievements of the school include the preparation and publication of fundamental works, in particular:
- Ukrainian Criminological Encyclopedia (2017)
- Criminology: An Academic Course (2018)
- The Great Ukrainian Criminological Encyclopedia (2021)
- A trilogy:
- Essays on Postmodern Criminology (2019)
- Anti-Postmodernism: Criminological Etudes (2020)
- Criminology of “Its Own” Time: Scholarly Explorations (2021)
Scientific Community and Continuity
The founder of the school is a member of the editorial boards of several academic periodicals, including Bulletin of the Criminological Association of Ukraine, Law and Security, Bulletin of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, and Public Law, which are included in the list of recognized professional legal journals of Ukraine.
He is a member of the Criminological Association of Ukraine, the All-Ukrainian Association of Criminal Law, the Coordination Bureau on the Activities of Judicial and Law Enforcement Bodies of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, and the Scientific and Technical Council of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
He actively participates in legal education and public legal awareness activities and has repeatedly appeared on television and in newspapers and journals as a science popularizer. In 2023, he was elected a full member (academician) of the Engineering Academy of Ukraine.
The founder’s active scientific and organizational work, participation in professional academic communities, and service on editorial boards of leading journals have ensured the formation of a stable scientific environment and continuity of scholarly traditions. An important outcome of the school’s activities is the training of highly qualified researchers, reflected in the significant number of defended dissertations supervised by O. M. Lytvynov.
Mentees
Doctor of Law (Dr. habil.) Dissertations
1. Ye. M. Blazhivskyi — Monitoring of Crime Prevention in Ukraine (2013).
2. D. O. Nazarenko — Background Phenomena Related to Crime: Phenomenon, Determination, and Counteraction (2014).
3. O. M. Khramtsov — Criminal Law and Criminological Protection of Individuals from Violence (Theory and Practice) (2015).
4. V. V. Shablystyi — Theoretical and Applied Foundations of Criminal Law Protection of Human Security in Ukraine (2016).
5. Yu. V. Orlov — Political-Criminological Theory of Crime Prevention (2016).
6. Ye. S. Nazymko — Theoretical and Applied Foundations of the Formation and Development of the Institution of Punishment of Minors in the Criminal Law of Ukraine (2016).
7. I. O. Bandurka — Criminal Law Protection of Childhood in Ukraine (2016).
8. V. I. Pavlykivskyi — Criminal Law Protection of Freedom of Speech and Professional Activities of Journalists (2017).
9. I. I. Mytrofanov — Theoretical Foundations of the Mechanism for Implementing Criminal Liability (2017).
10. V. M. Beschastnyi — Theory and Practice of Criminological Support of Crime Prevention in Ukraine (2018).
11. O. O. Stepanchenko — Counteraction to Ethno-Religious Terrorism: Criminological, Victimological, and Geopolitical Analysis (2018).
12. Yu. B. Danylchenko — Terrorism: Phenomenon, Determination, Counteraction (2018).
13. S. A. Mozol — Criminological Security in Ukraine: Phenomenon and Scientific Foundations (2018).
14. M. H. Maksimentsev — Criminological Foundations of Counteracting Crime in the Sphere of Subsoil Use (2019).
15. O. P. Shaituro — Criminological Foundations of Local Self-Government Activities in Crime Prevention (2019).
16. O. O. Tytarenko — Theory and Practice of State Programming of Crime Prevention in Ukraine (2020).
17. N. H. Maslova — Criminal Radicalism: Phenomenon, Determination, Counteraction (2020).
18. N. Ye. Filipenko — Criminological Activities of Forensic Institutions of Ukraine: Theory and Practice (2021).
19. M. L. Pakhnin — Criminological Protection of Mass Media: Phenomenology and Mechanisms (2023).
Candidate of Law / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Dissertations
1. O. V. Olishevskyi — Organization of Crime Investigation and Its Place in the Structure of Criminalistics (2010).
2. Ya. O. Likhovytskyi — Administrative and Legal Foundations of Coordination of Law Enforcement Activities by Prosecutorial Bodies (2011).
3. D. Yu. Kondratov — Criminal Law Protection of the Secrecy of Correspondence, Telephone Conversations, Telegraph or Other Communications (2011).
4. K. O. Cherevko — Criminal Law Characteristics of Illegal Abortion (2011).
5. M. S. Tatsii — Criminological Analysis of Aggressive Mercenary-Violent Crime and Its Prevention (2011).
6. Ye. B. Puzyrevskyi — Criminological Analysis and Prevention of War Crimes (2011).
7. L. V. Dundych — Peculiarities of Investigating Cargo Theft on Railway Transport Committed by Organized Groups (2011).
8. Ya. V. Stupnyk — Mechanisms of Counteracting Drug-Related Crime: Criminological Foundations (2011).
9. V. A. Horbunov — Criminal Liability for Destruction or Damage of Property of a Law Enforcement Officer (2012).
10. Ye. L. Kosiak — Regulatory Determinants of Smuggling in Ukraine: Characteristics and Counteraction (2012).
11. O. V. Odyntsova — Sources of Criminological Information on Organized Crime and Their Use (2012).
12. O. O. Bilousova — Criminological Model of Crime Prevention in Ukraine (2012).
13. O. A. Tuiev — Criminological Foundations of Counteracting Corporate Raiding (2013).
14. H. Ye. Bershov — Criminal Liability for Interference in the Activities of Judicial Bodies (2013).
15. A. Z. Kerimov — Criminal Liability for Premeditated Murder Committed with Extreme Cruelty (2013).
16. M. V. Yemelianov — Criminal Law Characteristics of Fraud (2013).
17. V. P. Kytsiuk — Criminological Foundations of Court Activities in Crime Prevention (2013).
18. A. S. Zaleska — Criminal Law Protection of the Right to Education (2014).
19. D. S. Usov — Criminal Law Characteristics of Disclosure of State Secrets (2014).
20. D. I. Perepelytsia — Prisonization in the Mechanism of Criminogenic Determination: Characteristics and Counteraction (2014).
21. A. K. Shcherbakova — Mechanism of Individual Criminal Behavior of a Person Committing Banditry (2015).
22. A. M. Levchenko — Counteracting the Influence of Criminal Subculture on the Formation of Illegal Behavior of Convicts (2015).
23. M. Yu. Kutepov — Criminological Foundations of the Formation of Criminal-Executive Policy of Ukraine (2015).
24. D. S. Mashliakevych — Criminological Foundations of the Formation and Implementation of Anti-Corruption Strategy (2015).
25. N. O. Yarmysh — Mechanisms of Crime Prevention in the Sphere of Public Security (2016).
26. M. O. Kravtsova — Cybercrime: Criminological Characteristics and Prevention (2016).
27. Ye. I. Ohorodnyk — Mechanisms for Implementing Criminal-Executive Policy and Its Reform (2017).
28. V. O. Kyriienko — Prevention of Driving a Person to Suicide or Attempted Suicide (2017).
29. Ye. F. Azarov — Prevention of Mercenary Crimes on Passenger Railway Transport in Ukraine (2017).
30. M. V. Fomenko — Criminal Law Characteristics of Obstruction of the Lawful Activities of Public Associations (2017).
31. I. H. Lutsenko — Counteraction to Totalitarian Sects: Criminological Foundations (2018).
32. M. V. Hrychaniuk — Mechanisms of Counteracting Juvenile Delinquency (2018).
33. V. H. Tanadzhi — Criminal Law Protection of Employees’ Rights in Labor Relations (2019).
34. Ye. V. Kizimenko — Illegal Handling of Weapons and Explosives: Criminological Characteristics (2019).
35. V. V. Sokurenko — Criminological Characteristics and Counteraction to Crime in Physical Culture and Sports (2019).
36. V. V. Beschastna — Criminal Liability for Violations of Road Traffic Safety Rules (2019).
37. K. V. Konstantinov — Counteraction to Granting Undue Advantage: A Comparative Criminological Analysis (2021).
38. Ye. Yu. Sup — Criminal Liability for Gross Violations of Labor Legislation (2021).
39. S. K. Shabelnikov — Criminological Legislation of Ukraine: Phenomenon and Scientific Foundations of Development (2021).
40. L. M. Marienko — Threat or Violence Against a Judge or Juror (2021).
41. S. O. Kozhushko — Criminological Foundations of Counteracting Crime in the Defense-Industrial Complex of Ukraine (2021).
42. V. B. Butenko — Subjects of Crime Prevention: A Systemic and Structural Analysis (2023).
43. P. Yu. Danylchenko — Criminal Radicalism in Penal Institutions (2023).
44. O. S. Semenovykh — Criminal Liability for Misuse of Budget Funds (2024).
45. B. H. Lutsenko — Criminological Support of the De-Occupation of Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine (2024).
46. I. Yu. Tur — Intentional Destruction or Damage of Housing and Utility Infrastructure Objects: Criminal Law and Criminological Characteristics (2024).
47. P. V. Siedykh — Criminological Analysis and Counteraction to Criminal Separatism in Ukraine (2025).
Recognition and Authority of the Scientific School
The high authority of the scientific school is confirmed by state awards, professional distinctions, and active participation of its representatives in shaping state legal policy.
Awards and Honors of O. M. Lytvynov:
- Laureate of the President of Ukraine Award for Young Scientists (2008)
- Presidential Distinction “For Impeccable Service, III Class” (2013)
- Yaroslav the Wise Award Laureate (2017)
- Honored Education Worker of Ukraine (2017)
- Honorary Distinction of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (2017, 2021)
- Honorary Distinction of the Kharkiv Regional Council “Slobozhanska Slava” (2018)
- Academician Volodymyr Stashys Award Laureate (2020)
- Distinctions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Kharkiv Regional State Administration, and Kharkiv Regional Council
He actively participated in legislative expertise and drafting of regulatory acts, including regional programs on the implementation of state anti-corruption policy, counter-terrorism, public security and order, and territorial defense of the Kharkiv region.
The scientific school of Oleksii Lytvynov has had a significant impact on the development of modern criminological science and criminal law policy in Ukraine. Its research outcomes have formed the theoretical basis for state and regional programs in crime prevention, public security, and improvement of law enforcement activities.
Representatives of the school combine fundamental research with applied developments and actively participate in legislative drafting, expert, and advisory activities, facilitating the integration of scientific results into public administration and law enforcement practice. The school ensures continuity of scientific traditions, training of a new generation of scholars, and preservation of high standards of legal education and research.
