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Roberta Pintér

The issue of drug prevention in law enforcement agencies. Analytical-evaluation case study with a multi-level analysis of drug trafficking activity among the disaster management staff members

The issue of drug prevention in law enforcement agencies. Analytical-evaluation case study with a multi-level analysis of drug trafficking activity among the disaster management staff members

Abstract

The study presents the phenomenon and possible causes of drug use and drug trafficking among staff members of the disaster management in connection with a case that occurred during the work of the National Protective Service, as well as the possibilities of prevention, the legal environment and current challenges, and further illustrates the good practice of the Hungarian Armed Forces. The study emphasizes the process by which the phenomenon spreads among the young members of the professional staff, as well as the exploration of personal motives. One of the values of the case study is the self-reflection of the former officer convicted in drug trafficking on his ethical and conscientious dilemmas and lessons that raised in connection with the case, going beyond the criminal consequences. The study examines the effects from the investigation through the criminal procedure to the post-conviction phase, from both a legal and a human point of view, showing what happens after the criminal proceedings in the life of an organization and of the convicted former officer. All this is based on the report made by the National Protective Service and the criminal case concluded with final convictions, as well as an in-depth interview with the perpetrator. The study highlights that the problem may affect other protected bodies of the National Protective Service just like the disaster management body processed in the present case.

Keywords

drug prevention, National Protection Services, disaster management, drug trafficking
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