Ecosystem of Preliminary Investigation

The paper states that the digital transformation of the investigation procedure requires new, effective tools, including those that accumulate the network capabilities of various law enforcement agencies. One of the leading tools in this area are digital platforms. However, the use of not isolated digital platforms of various bodies, but their collaboration into a full-scale digital ecosystem will have a greater synergistic effect. At the same time, it is stated that the prospective ecosystem under consideration should be composed of digital platforms of all three main types: instrumental, infrastructure and applied digital platforms. The paper discusses the essence of digital ecosystems. Within the ecosystem of the preliminary investigation, the author provides for the allocation of at least three main areas (blocks): criminal procedure, organizational (office work) and forensic. Within the framework of the organizational direction, the author considers issues related to the automation of receiving reports of crimes, solving logistical issues of sending guard services, investigative teams, as well as unmanned devices to the scene, expanding the possibilities of electronic office work, automating the selection of the required legislation and judicial practice. In the procedural direction, the use of elements of an electronic criminal case, remote investigative actions (with the use of not only video conferencing, but also other technologies) within the ecosystem is considered. Much attention is given to the use of electronic evidence. Within the framework of the forensic direction, the author considers it important to analyze open databases and Internet information using big data analysis technologies. It also seems reasonable to pair this ecosystem with the Safe City program with the obligatory use of face recognition systems. Intelligent recommender systems and decision support systems are considered. Attention is also given to the study of virtual traces.