Research Fellow, Candidate of Legal Sciences (PhD in Law)

In 2000, he graduated with honours from the University of Internal Affairs, obtaining a complete higher education in Jurisprudence and the qualification of Lawyer. In 2001, he graduated with honours from the National University of Internal Affairs, obtaining a Master’s qualification in Law Enforcement.

Graduate of the Junior Faculty Development Program, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, USA (2004).

Author of the dissertation “Correlations Between Certain Types of Crimes in the Sphere of Entrepreneurship (Problems of Investigation Methodology)” (specialty 12.00.09 – Criminal Procedure and Criminalistics; Forensic Examination).

Research Interests:

Smelik V. B. Correlations Between Certain Types of Crimes in the Sphere of Entrepreneurship (Problems of Investigation Methodology): abstract of dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Legal Sciences: 12.00.09

Volobuiev A. F., Smelik V. B. Technologies of Criminal Activity as an Object of Criminalistic Research // Theory and Practice of Forensic Examination and Criminalistics. Issue 3. Collection of scientific and practical materials (on the 80th anniversary of the Kharkiv Research Institute of Forensic Examinations) / Editorial board: A. P. Zaiets, M. L. Tsymbal, V. Yu. Shepitko et al. – Kharkiv: Pravo, 2003. – pp. 148–152.

Smelik V. B. Criminalistic Analysis of the Structure of Technologies of Criminal Activity // Bulletin of the National University of Internal Affairs. – 2003. – Issue 22. – pp. 147–152.

Smelik V. B. An Integrated Approach to the System of Criminalistic Methodology // Law and Safety. – No. 2. – 2003. – pp. 138–142.

Smelik V. B. The Concept of Technology of Criminal Activity // Bulletin of the National University of Internal Affairs. – Kharkiv, 2004. – Issue 27. – pp. 169–174.

Smelik V. B. Factors of Entrepreneurial Activity in Ukraine Determining the Structure and Mechanisms of Economic Crimes // Current Problems of Modern Science in the Research of Young Scholars: Proceedings of the Scientific and Practical Conference (Kharkiv, 20 June 2003). – Kharkiv: National University of Internal Affairs Publishing, 2003. – pp. 145–147.

Volodymyr Smelik and others. Combating Transnational Crime: The View from Ukraine // Crime & Justice International. – May/June 2004. – Volume 20, Number 80. – pp. 9–13.

Smelik V. B. Problems of Typologizing Entrepreneurs by the Conditions of Their Involvement in Entrepreneurial Activity // Current Problems of Modern Science in the Research of Young Scholars: Collection of Scientific Papers. Proceedings of the Scientific and Practical Conference (Kharkiv, 25 May 2005) / Editorial board: Doctor of Legal Sciences, Prof. V. S. Venediktov (editor-in-chief) et al. – Issue 10. – Kharkiv: National University of Internal Affairs Publishing, 2005. – pp. 240–242.

Volodymyr Smelik. Combating Human Trafficking in Ukraine: Achievements and Perspectives // Migration. – Kyiv, 2006. – pp. 18–19.