Juvenile prevention units of the National Police of Ukraine as a subject of public administration in the field of child protection during the armed conflict

Abstract

The juvenile prevention units of the National Police of Ukraine are one of the subjects of public administration whose powers are aimed at protecting the rights of children. This issue is always relevant, especially during an armed conflict. The article analyzes the activities of the juvenile prevention units of the National Police of Ukraine both during the peaceful period and during the armed conflict. The author reviews the legal acts regulating the activities of the juvenile prevention units of the National Police. Based on the principle of legal force and the hierarchy of legal acts, the author reviews the regulatory framework governing the competence of juvenile prevention units (the Laws of Ukraine “On Bodies and Agencies and Services for Children and Special Institutions for Children”, “On the National Police”, resolutions and orders of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, and the Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine “Instruction on the Organization of Work of Juvenile Prevention Units of the National Police of Ukraine”). The author of the article analyzes the areas of activity of representatives of juvenile prevention of the National Police units which arose during the armed conflict. In particular, the involvement of representatives of the juvenile prevention units of the National Police in the implementation of forced evacuation. The author also emphasizes the increased workload of representatives of juvenile prevention units due to the growing number of internally displaced persons, including children. The article reviews the public administration instruments used by representatives of the juvenile prevention units of the National Police. These include: individual act, plan acts, action acts, e-governance.