Thesis title: Preventing murder due to social causes in the Northern border provinces.

Major: Criminology and Criminal Prevention              Code: 9.38.01.05

Name of PhD student: Pham Thi Quynh Anh            Course: 20th

Scientific title, degree and full name of the supervisors:
1. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Minh Duc;
2. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Huy Thuat.

Name of training institution: The People’s Police Academy - The Ministry of Public Security

New contributions of the thesis:

1. The thesis analyzes and clarifies the following contents: definition of murder due to social causes; definition and characteristics of preventing murder due to social causes as the functions of the Criminal Police force; legal framework; contents and preventive measures as the functions of the Criminal Police force; relationship between the Criminal Police force and other forces in preventing murder due to social causes; thereby, contributing to perfecting the theory of preventing murder due to social causes as the functions of the Criminal Police force.

2. The thesis clarifies the characteristics and situations related to preventing murder due to social causes in the Northern border provinces; evaluates the current status of preventing this crime as the functions of the Criminal police force of the Northern border provinces from 2011 to 2021; clearly indicates the achieved results, limitations and causes of this status. These are the practical bases to propose solutions.

3. The thesis proposes scientific forecasts about the relevant situation and possible solutions to improve the effectiveness of preventing murder due to social causes in the coming time.