TECHNICAL MEANS OF OPERATIONAL AND INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES IN THE ASPECT OF COMBATING CRIMINAL OFFENSES

Abstract

The article examines the essence, legal nature and main directions of combating criminal offenses by technical means of operational and investigative activities. The current legislation of Ukraine regulating the activities of operational units is analyzed, problems of the practice of using technical means of operational and investigative activities are outlined and directions for its improvement are proposed. Attention is focused on the importance of legal regulation of the use of technical means in combating criminal offenses in order to ensure the security of the individual, society and the state. The work emphasizes that technical means of ORD are conditionally divided into several groups. It is shown that failure to comply with the requirements of the legislation when using technical means can lead not only to the recognition of the collected evidence as inadmissible, but also to a violation of the principles of the rule of law and the effectiveness of law enforcement agencies. The analysis shows that the use of modern technical means allows obtaining information that would be inaccessible without such tools or require significantly more time and resources. The need for further modernization of the technical base of law enforcement agencies, the development of national technologies for ORD and staff training is also substantiated. It is emphasized that the protection of information obtained by technical means, its preservation, proper access control, as well as compliance with standards when working with operational databases and analytical systems are of particular importance. The article concludes that technical means of ORD are a necessary element of the modern criminal justice system, and their effective use requires proper legal support, institutional coordination, and technological development.