Topical issues of the use of technical means in the fight against modern crime
The relevance of the topic under study is due to the fact that scientific thought in the 21st century is actively involved in the field of information technology; such achievements of scientific and technological progress undoubtedly contribute to the implementation of a number of functional tasks in modern society and the state. Investigation of criminal offenses, in particular those related to organized crime is not an exception here. The concept of special equipment has a general meaning and is used in legislative and regulatory acts that regulate the activities of many ministries and departments. Similarly, the term “special equipment of law enforcement agencies” combines all the technical means that are used in the activities of law enforcement agencies and are studied by individual scientific disciplines. The article analyzes a number of aspects related to the use of technical means used in the fight against crime. It is stated that it is necessary to further introduce the wide potential of information technologies into the practice of law enforcement agencies in order to predict, prevent and counter modern crime. The author considers special technical means as an interdisciplinary category of legal science. The classification of technical means used in law enforcement is given. The directions of development of the use of modern technical means, which are involved in the fight against crime in the conditions of the information society, are highlighted.