The conference was opened by the Rector of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, corresponding member of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Law, Professor, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine, Police General of the Third Rank Valerii SOKURENKO. He outlined the tasks of Ukrainian law schools during the war and the post-war period, and identified opportunities for cooperation in the field of combating crime.
The event participants were addressed by: - Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Doctor of Law, Professor TATAROV Oleh; Director of the Department of Education, Science and Sports of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Candidate of Law TARASENKO Oleksandr; First Vice-President of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, President of the Criminological Association of Ukraine, Doctor of Law, Professor, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine, Academician of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine BANDURKA Oleksandr; Honored Lawyer of Ukraine, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, Professor of the Department of the Administrative Law and Procedure of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor HUSAROV Serhii; Head of Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Doctor of Law, Associate Professor SYNIEHUBOV Oleh; Head of Kherson Regional Military Administration, Candidate of Law PROKUDIN Oleksandr; Director of the State Research Forensic Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - Head of the Expert Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Doctor of Philosophy in Law KRYMCHUK Serhii; Head of the Main Department of the National Police in Dnipro Region, Doctor of Law, Police Colonel HANZHA Oleksandr; Head of the Main Department of the National Police in Chernihiv Region, PhD in Law, Police Colonel ISHCHENKO Ivan; Head of the Main Department of the National Police in Khmelnytskyi Region, PhD in Law, Police General of the third rank HERASYMCHUK Ruslan; Head of the Main Department of the National Police in Kharkiv Region, PhD in Law, Police Colonel TOKAR Petro; Head of the Main Department of the National Police of Ukraine, Candidate of Law KOVTUN Oleksandr; Head of the Main Department of the National Police in Vinnytsia Region, Police Colonel PARHOMENKO Yurii; Deputy Head of the Main Investigation Department of the State Bureau of Investigation, Doctor of Law, Professor, Honoured Lawyer of Ukraine MIRKOVETS Dmytro; Deputy Head of Kharkiv Regional Police - Head of the Investigation Department, Candidate of Law BOLVINOV Serhii; Rector of Odesa State University of Internal Affairs, Doctor of Law, Associate Professor, Honored Worker of Education of Ukraine SHVETS Dmytro; Rector of Dnipro State University of Internal Affairs, Doctor of Law, Professor MORHUNOV Oleksandr.
During the scientific meeting, the following speakers delivered presentations: Senior Advisor on the Prosecution of International Crimes / Deputy Lead Coordinator of the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group of EUAM PALA Claudio; Acting Rector of the National Aerospace University named after M.E. Zhukovsky «Kharkiv Aviation Institute», Doctor of Law, Professor, Honored Worker of Education of Ukraine LYTVYNOV Oleksii; Professor of the Department of Criminal Law Disciplines at the Institute of Law of Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Doctor of Law, Professor, Honoured Lawyer of Ukraine HLOVIUK Iryna.
Foreign colleagues also joined the conference: Director of Latvian State Police College, Colonel HOMENKO Dmitrijs; Dean of the Faculty of Law of the International University of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Doctor of Law, Associate Professor ČAKAR Ena; Head of the International Cooperation Department, Estonian Academy of Security Sciences MILLER Mihkel; Attorney, Managing Director of the Law office, representative of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan (Poland), Master of Laws BETKA Bartosz. 
The main goal of the conference was to unite the efforts of scientists and practitioners through a constructive discussion at the intersection of various disciplines of the criminal law block (criminal law, criminal enforcement law, criminology, criminal process, forensics), exchange of experience, in particular international, and promotion of innovations in reducing criminogenic threats associated with the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, as well as in the context of the post-conflict period.
The event, dedicated to the problems caused by the Russian war against Ukraine, highlighted the socio-political situation, the need to ensure national security and territorial integrity, preserve the lives and health of Ukrainians, and protect against criminal threats during the crisis period.
Following the results of the international scientific and practical conference, a resolution was adopted containing specific recommendations and proposals for improving criminal and criminal procedural legislation, as well as the practice of its application. This resolution will be sent to the relevant law enforcement agencies for further processing and feedback.
The conference materials are a significant contribution to the development of the priority problem of combating crime in Ukraine under martial law and in the post-war period.
