PRINCIPLES OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE PROCESS OF DETECTION, INVESTIGATION AND PREVENTION OF CRIME
Background: digital transformation is a modern trend not only in the economy, but also in various spheres of public life. The article develops a set of fundamental, core characteristics, principles of digital transformation of forensic activity. Objective: to define universal and special principles of digital transformation of the process of disclosure, investigation and prevention of crimes. Methodology: the article uses the universal dialectical method, as well as such general scientific methods as methods of analysis, synthesis, modeling, extrapolation and others. Results: theoretical analysis of the level of scientific and normative development of the issue under consideration states that the digital transformation of investigative activity is a transversal transformation of processes and phenomena, including many relatively autonomous concepts and elements affecting, in aggregate, the entire investigation process, changes in decision-making practices and even the criminalistic thinking itself. Conclusions: as a conclusion, the author states that the implementation of these principles will contribute to the preservation of the conceptual foundations of digital transformation even when the technological component or development trends change.