Scientific Journal of the National Academy of Internal Affairs

Today states protect people from a wide range of socially dangerous acts. Some of them are not just illegal, but also immoral, in particular pimping. Pimps can cause significant damage to the physical and mental health of those who are involved in commercial sex, especially if they are children, because they are not yet fully aware the futilities of such activities and the existing threats. Crimes against morals are an attractive field of activity of organized groups, because bring high profits with relatively little investment in the start of illegal business. In Ukraine the responsibility for the commission of pimping provides for in article 303 of the Criminal code, the maximum penalty is fifteen years imprisonment. These crimes are always with us. We believe that the best help for people will be to prevent the Commission of unlawful acts related to sexual exploitation of a person. Today is occurring the reforming of law enforcement agencies what affecting the existing practice of combating crime in general, and particularly crimes against morals. To prevent these crimes now must the newly established National Police. From the efficiency of law enforcement depend not only protection of public morals in the country, which is the key to its normal existence and development, as well as the fate of many people who may suffer from illegal activities. Preventive measures to pimping begins with the identification of its causes and conditions necessitating multi factorial analytical work, and continuing the implementation of individual preventive impact on specific persons to their rejection of the intent to commit a crime. With the exhaustion of possibilities, we make decision on the implementation of specific planned measures to prevent the Commission of certain planned episodes of pimping, which involves active use of secret capabilities of the operational units of the National police. Developed and proposed recommendations can be used in practical work by law enforcement officials, as well as conducting further research in this area.