ON THE ISSUE OF UPDATING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON CONTROL OVER THE COMMISSION OF A CRIME

Abstract

The article analyses problematic issues concerning the actualization of areas of scientific research into legal foundations, as well as the organization and tactics of various forms of control over the commission of crimes. It is argued that, under martial law, crime in Ukraine is characterized by high levels, unfavorable dynamics and structure. At the same time, there is a decline in the effectiveness not only of solving crimes, but also a significant drop in the quality of pre-trial investigations, which, among other things, is reflected in the state of criminal proceedings in court. The purpose of this article is to analyses the scientific achievements of contemporary scholars and, on this basis, to identify promising areas for further scientific research into the legal, organizational and tactical aspects of monitoring the commission of crimes. It is noted that legal uncertainty in understanding the control over the commission of a crime and ambiguity in approaches to the tactical aspects of its implementation necessitate the identification of further areas for in-depth research into the legal, organizational and tactical aspects of controlling the commission of a crime in criminal proceedings. The author analyses the scientific achievements of contemporary scholars representing various fields regarding problematic aspects of the organization and tactics of crime control. It is emphasized that contemporary scholars’ attention to problematic aspects of crime control has manifested itself at various levels of scientific development. It is pointed out that, at present, legal acts and theoretical sources do not contain a normative definition of «control over the commission of crimes». In addition, given the current challenges, scientists have not researched issues related to the unification of organizational and tactical aspects of various forms of control over the commission of crimes. It is emphasized that scientific research needs to focus on issues related to: legal regulation of control over the commission of crimes; optimization of information and analytical support for control over the commission of crimes; areas of cooperation between authorized entities during the investigation of crimes; improving tactics for investigating crimes; areas of use of undercover agents in investigating crimes.