TYPICAL INVESTIGATIVE SITUATIONS AT THE INITIAL STAGE OF THE INVESTIGATION OF ORGANIZED CRIME IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Keywords:
FBI, secret agents, electronic surveillance, anti-mafia, FCS, anonymous testimonyAbstract
This article presents situations in investigative actions against organized crime in the example of developed countries. Measures to combat organized crime must be constantly improved and have a feature that prevents the development of organized crime. That is, operatives need to use new methods to quickly collect and analyze information about the crime. Each of these cases can be classified as investigative cases on the facts of detection, suppression and disclosure of crimes related to a specific mechanism of criminal activity. Particularly relevant is the problem of proving the fight against organized crime in the framework of criminal procedure regulation. That is, obtaining evidence illegally affects its admissibility, and its use causes problems in court. The use of effective methods in the investigation of organized crime is emphasized. Also, the practice of coercive and voluntary prosecution, delivery of data collected under supervision, the use of testimony from accomplices in crime, and the admissibility of evidence in court are discussed. It stipulates that investigative actions are carried out in a procedural manner according to the legislation of developed countries.
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