Review by the official opponent of Doctoral (Law) thesis (major 12.00.08 – criminal law and criminology; criminal-execution law): “Theoretical and applied issues of counteracting the criminal exploitation of a human (criminological research)” by V. I. Kovalenko

Objective to comprehensively and objectively assess the Doctoral dissertation ldquoTheoretical and applied issues of counteracting the criminal exploitation of a human criminological researchrdquo by V.I. Kovalenko successfully defended in 2017 at Dissertation Council of AllRussia Scientificresearch Institute of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. Methods dialectical approach to cognition of social phenomena using general scientific methods of cognition based on it analysis synthesis comparison etc. Results the authorrsquos conception is analyzed of the system of combating criminal exploitation of a person under the new social conditions as well as its structure the main trends of criminal exploitation of a human and the possibility of an adequate response of the state and society to this phenomenon. Attention is drawn to the unconditional benefit of the performed research first of all for those who study the criminological problems of combating criminal exploitation of humans. Some provisions of the dissertation research are critically evaluated the author points to the need for a criminological evaluation of the exploitation of humans without the use of violence and suggests improving the applicantrsquos proposals on forming the conception of preventing criminal exploitation of humans. The article presents the reviewerrsquos views on the basic doctrinal categories used in the dissertation research like ldquopersonal freedomrdquo ldquoconceptual foundationsrdquo ldquocriminal exploitationrdquo and reveals their meaning in relation to the study. This approach emphasizes not only the quality of the research but also the high qualification of the expert. Scientific novelty the author gives a legal assessment an assessment of the Doctoral Law thesis ldquoTheoretical and applied issues of counteracting the criminal exploitation of a human criminological researchrdquo by V.I. Kovalenko is provided major 12.00.08 ldquoCriminal law and criminology criminalexecutive lawrdquo its main advantages and regulations are identified that require additional scientific study or argumentation. Practical significance the paper allows determining the current state of criminal exploitation of a human and outlining the prospects of its neutralization