The crime investigation activity of the border police

• Author: Tiberiu Giurea
• Position: PhD Candidate at Police Academy
• Pages: 60-69

AGORA International Journal of Juridical Sciences, http://univagora.ro/jour/index.php/aijjs

ISSN 1843-570X, E-ISSN 2067-7677

No. 3 (2015), pp. 60-69

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THE CRIME INVESTIGATION ACTIVITY OF THE BORDER POLICE

T. Giurea

Tiberiu Giurea

PhD Candidate at Police Academy

*Correspondence: Tiberiu Giurea, Agora University of Oradea, 8 Piaa Tineretului St.,

Oradea, Romania

E- mail:tiberiugiurea@yahoo.com

Abstract

Following analysis, it has been concluded that in order for the criminal prosecution

activity to become more effective, legislative amendments are required that would allow the

activity of border police officers to be carried out under the exclusive control of the

prosecutors.

Ministry representatives claim that the effectiveness of the judicial police is diminished

because of their double subordination and that the proposed legislative amendments allow for

a clear delineation between judicial and administrative functions and guarantee the status of

the police officers in the border police, whose professional career will depend exclusively on

how their activity is evaluated by the magistrate overseeing the prosecution.

Keywords: investigation, crime, judicial police, police officer, criminal

prosecution, information.

Introduction

Taking as a starting point the perception of the phenomenon’s development in its

essence, of course, all rules and relationships that govern this complex activity have room for

improvement in order to adapt themselves to the current criminal trends in the field.

This research paper is primarily intended as an accumulation of knowledge on

European realities in the field, and secondly as an identification of international and national

rules, being aimed at identifying the gaps and issuing concrete proposals for the improvement

of the efficiency of the border police activity, proposals for the improvement of the legal,

institutional and procedural and action-taking framework, all of these on an international and

European level.

The border police, whose existence is necessary in all countries, cannot, however,

ignore or neglect democracy. Indeed, the organization and operation of the police bodies has

been and still is one of the capital issues on which the democratic or totalitarian nature of a

State depends.

However ideally organized the border police, their activity depends to a large extent on

the professional training and honesty of officers. It is a truth rooted in the development of law

and the administration science that public services are not worth anything if the officials are

not skilled, well-trained and loyal to their office.

In connection with the border police, which are the main internal order authority

within a State, there has always been confusion and a hateful mentality. Even today there is

the opinion that the police are meant to protect the political supporters of the government and

to persecute their adversaries, which is an outdated concept. The border police must ensure

the satisfaction of all citizens and normal progress towards democracy in Romania, at present,

and even with greater force in the future.

Freed from pressures or political influence, the border police must only obey the law

and truth, while enjoying greater dignity.

It is the status of the Romanian police officer (rights, obligations and responsibilities)

which determines whether we live or will live in a state of disorder or tranquillity. In other