Regarding expanding the opportunities of operative and search prevention through the use of the provisions of the concept of targeted determination "Pulling The Levers"

It is noted that the reform of the legal system of Ukraine aimed at democratic transformation and development of civil society cannot achieve the expected results without carrying out qualitative changes in the sector of law enforcement agencies, which implement tasks in the field of security, in particular regarding the prevention and fight against crime in Ukraine. This article is dedicated to the study of expanding the capabilities of operational-search prevention through the use of the proactive concept of focused deterrence “Pulling Levers”. It is noted that the analyzed proactive law enforcement concept involves enhanced influence on high-risk offenders from re-committing serious, violent actions, committing criminal offenses using weapons, and on members of criminal formations, etc., by conveying to them a message about increased surveillance and the inevitability of detection and taking strict response measures, as well as through selecting individual social services for them to provide assistance and support from law enforcement agencies, representatives of state bodies, the public, etc., to help them operate outside the criminal world. Such actions are considered levers that can be applied to chronic and the most dangerous lawbreakers. It has been determined that the implementation of such a concept is a multi-subject process, with social services and community representatives playing a special role in its realization, as they possess resources and information useful for supporting the applied measures to neutralize criminal activity. It has been established that the “Pulling Levers” focused deterrence concept is a new addition to existing proactive law enforcement models. Criminal analysts and operational police officers, who work based on the linear principle, play an important role in its implementation, as they possess diverse sets of knowledge and experience that are critically important for effective analysis of the operational situation and timely application of operational-search preventive measures to curb criminal behavior.