Review

In the article the problems in the implementation of analytical support of the National Police authorities of Ukraine at the stage of pre-trial investigation of the criminal proceedings are discussed, and proposals on the use of active and effective use of scientific and technical developments and technologies for analytical support for the pre-trial criminal proceedings are made.

The main purpose of the criminal analysis is to strengthen the mechanisms for the prevention, detection, documentation and investigation of criminal offenses, as well as the strengthening of mechanisms of monitoring the crime situation, exchanging of information at the regional and international levels on trends and risks in this area.

Prospects for further development of Institute for analytical support of pre-trial criminal proceedings is seen in the development of theoretical and methodological foundations of its application use. Successful implementation and application of new methods of criminal analysis will make it possible to spread it  to the whole of the National Police system of Ukraine in the future and to use  actively the analytical methods and techniques that make possible to fulfill the tasks of pre-trial investigation on the effective investigation of criminal proceedings, will create conditions for more effective implementation of the subjects operatively-search and investigatory activities of their tasks and law enforcement functions, which, in turn, will enhance the effectiveness of combating crime.

The study of various aspects of the use of criminal analysis gives reason to identify priority measures for the further development of this direction of  countering criminal offenses: the need for further development of the regulatory framework in the use of criminal analysis in the National Police of the Ukrainian authorities; increase in the use of criminal analysis in the National Police of the Ukrainian authorities; improving the security of operational and investigative units with modern office equipment, computer software; formation of the respective information data banks on a regular basis.

Keywords: crime analysis; operational analysis; strategic analysis; pre-trial investigation; analysis; communications analysis; action scheme; scheme of events; inductive logic.