Thesis title: Detection and investigation of illegal transport and deal in nacortic substances in drug hot-spot communes of Police for narcotic crime Investigation in Northwest region.

Major: Criminology and Criminal Prevention     Code: 62.38.01.05

Name of PhD student: Tran Thanh Son Course: 22nd

Scientific title, degree and full name of the supervisors: 
1. Assoc. Prof. Dr Ngo Gia Bac;
2. Prof. Dr Nguyen Xuan Yem.

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

New contributions of the thesis:

The thesis is the first research to systematically and comprehensively study the detection and investigation of illegal transport and deal in nacortic substances in drug hot-spot communes in Northwest region of Police for narcotic crime Investigation in Northwest region.

- The thesis summarizes and analyzes to clarify the overview of the detection and investigation of illegal transport and deal in nacortic substances that related to the thesis and points out the achievements as well as limitations of the related researches. On that basis, the PhD student identifies issues that need to be further study and clarify in the thesis.

- The thesis has clarified the concept of drug hot-spot communes, pointed out the characteristics of drug hot-spot communes that impacted on the situation of illegal transport and deal in nacortic substances as well as the detection and investigation of Police for narcotic crime investigation.

- The thesis has established, supplemented and completed basic theoretical issues on detection and investigation of illegal transport and deal in nacortic substances in drug hot-spot communes, including: The concept of detection, investigation, characteristics and content, methods of detection, investigation, and coordination inside and outside the police force as well as international cooperation in detection and investigation of illegal transport and deal in nacortic substances in drug hot-spot communes.

- The thesis has surveyed and assessed the characteristics of the relevant situation, including: geographical location, characteristics of drug hot-spot communes; criminal characteristics of transport and deal in nacortic substances in drug hot-spot communes; organization of  Police for narcotic crime investigation in Northwest region;

Clarify the situation of applying measures in detection and investigation of illegal transport and deal in nacortic substances in drug hot-spot communes of Police for narcotic crime investigation in Northwest region; domestic and international cooperation in detection and investigation of illegal transport and deal in nacortic substances in drug hot-spot communes as well as achievement. On that basis, make comments and assessments of advantages, limitations, shortcomings and causation.

- The thesis makes predictions and analyzes the advantages and disadvantages. On that basis, the author proposes 8 scientific, systematic and practical solutions to improve the effectiveness of detection and investigation of illegal transport and deal in nacortic substances in drug hot-spot communes in Northwest region of Police for narcotic crime Investigation in the coming time./.