INFORMATION SUPPORT OF FORENSIC EXPERT ACTIVITY

Based on the analysis of scientists’ opinions, it was agreed to consider information support in a broad and narrow sense. In broad terms, it is possible to take into account supporting of all types of forensic units activities (managerial, organizational, scientific and methodological, etc.) with necessary information, including their main type of activity – the collection and investigation of forensic objects during investigation. In a narrow sense, information support is considered as a process of information systematization, accumulation and processing, which is the basis for the development of criminal records.   The problems of information support of forensic activity are investigated, which is a system of actions aimed at obtaining information when analyzing the situation at the scene, examination of objects and traces seized during other investigative (search) actions; accumulation, systematization of the information received and its placing in criminal records; use of information for forensic examination. The problematic issues that arise in the activities of investigators, investigators and forensic experts at each stage of obtaining information and its use while forensic records development and in the preparation and conduct of forensic examinations are considered. The main problems that exist in the practice of pre-trial investigation bodies are highlighted. When collecting forensic information in the practice of investigating criminal proceedings, problems arise while reducing the quantity and quality of physical evidence seized during inspection of crime scenes, due to insufficient training of forensic investigators and logistics support of investigation units. Another problem is insufficient interaction of forensic experts from state expert institutions with police investigators, which manifests itself in inconsistency of the subject under study, improper design of materials offered for examination, insufficient number of samples for forensic identification. Problematic issues of forensic registration is the automation of existing types of forensic records and the introduction of the new, based on the registration of a person biometric parameters.