Research Institute of Criminology established in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

According to the decree of the President of Uzbekistan dated 15 January 2024 "On measures to raise to a qualitatively new level research activities in the field of ensuring public security and combating crime", the Research Institute of Criminology has been established. This was reported in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Research Institute of Criminology established in Uzbekistan
It is noted that the institute is a republican research institution specialising in scientific and expert support of criminological activities, which is part of the organisational structure of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and has the status of a legal entity.

The Institute conducts in-depth studies of the criminogenic situation in the republic, system analysis and forecasting of crime trends.

The report says that the institute provides methodological assistance to the bodies of enquiry and preliminary investigation in identifying the factors of crimes that caused public resonance and develops measures to eliminate them. In addition, it trains highly qualified scientific personnel in the form of independent studies in the field of criminology.

It has been established that the institute fulfils its tasks independently of any State bodies, public associations and officials, and it is prohibited to obstruct its activities or to influence it in order to change the information in the research report.

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