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JANUARY 1999 Editor: TAMARA STADNYCHENKO UKRAINIAN POLICING AND TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN By WALTER ZALISKO and PATRICIA KOTYK-ZALISKO, Esq. Ukraine gained independence only a short time ago. As a result, police officials in Ukraine have found that their new freedom has also created challenges and problems that until now were of very little concern to the Ukrainian law enforcement community. The problems that are being experienced in Ukraine can be attributed to socio economic conditions, the structure of the system of policing, political influences and the need for advanced technical training. The United States and Ukraine are entirely different countries, both politically and culturally. In its infancy, the United States faced the same law enforcement issues that are now being pondered in Ukraine. Between March 29 and April 12, 1998, we traveled to Ukraine to train law enforcement officers and cadets in several branches of the Ukrainian police, or "Militia", in the city of Lviv, Ukraine. More particularly, we instructed officers and cadets in the following areas: criminal investigation, principles of criminal law, investigative techniques and protocols, community policing , and the mechanics of child physical and sexual abuse, Megan's Law, homicide, sexual assault and domestic violence. We conducted this training in the Ukrainian language and came away with several observations, all of which bolster the conclusion that continued greater educational efforts in these areas of criminal investigation are desperately needed. Although neither of us was bom in Ukraine, we are proud of our Ukrainian heritage. We were quite familiar with the cultural beliefs and standards maintained by Ukrainians. Those mores were ack- nowledged during instruction and both instructors and attendees concluded that our ability to communicate in a common language and with that appreciation only assisted in comprehending the far- reaching nature of these insidious crimes. As a result, we were able to cover more areas in greater detail and in less time. We also discovered that despite Ms. Kotyk-Zalisko's gender, she and the officers were freely able to discuss frequently encountered difficulties in detecting and prosecuting child sexual and physical abuse and domestic violence issues. Perhaps her experience as a prosec utor and our common heritage united to break down some prevalent barriers to exploring the cruel realities of these offenses. Ms. Kotyk-Zalisko and the trainees also concluded that when these particular crimes are examined, the "cycle of violence" which From left to right: Anya Borysova, Project Liaison; General Victor Regulsky, Police Academy Director; Patricia Zalisko and Walter Zalisko; and man on right is unidentified.
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