ABSTRACT
One critical impediment to the reform process has been the fact that many of the Ukrainian "reformers" belonged to the power base of the former communist era. Divergent methodological approaches between the U. S. and Ukrainian teams materialized with respect to the issue of human subjects. "Experience exchange" terminology reflects the initial notions that many Ukrainians held of our international law enforcement training programs. Perhaps the most immediate and tangible contribution of the partnership was the third and final component—a communication platform that established Internet connectivity within the Ukrainian criminal justice community. A pragmatic manifestation of the social and cultural divides between the research sides was in their general orientation and approach to the social sciences. The partnership culminated in two final conferences, one hosted in Ukraine in January 2002, and one in Washington in May 2002. The symbiosis among government, business, and organized crime effectively guaranteed that crime and corruption had fertile breeding ground.
