Sources of information and analytical activity

Abstract

Due to the imposition of state of war in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 after the beginning of the armed attack of the Russian Federation, the criminal situation in Ukraine has worsened, as is evidenced by some increase in the number of crimes committed and public danger. To form an effective system for combating crime, it is necessary to study and conduct a criminological analysis of the state of crime at the present stage of development of Ukrainian society.
 In addition, the intense dynamics of growth of social processes generates huge uncontrolled, contradictory flows of information that require appropriate research, analysis, control, which cannot be done without an effective modern analytical technologies.
 In order to successfully solve the tasks related to improving the effectiveness of the fight against crime, it is necessary that anti-crime authorities have comprehensive, accurate and timely information on the status, structure, dynamics of crime and other anti-social manifestations, the circumstances that contribute to their fight against crimes of various categories.
 Within the limits of their powers, criminal police units receive a sufficient amount of information about criminal activity, in particular, about representatives of organized crime.
 For law enforcement, large amounts of information that always mean quality efficiency. Law enforcement agencies usually have a surplus of information, and they need to process it in such a way that it facilitates procedural decisions, increases efficiency, allows to develop strategic directions of their activities.
 In this regard, an important task is to use tools that would produce significant amounts of available data. One of such tools in the activities of operational units of the National Police of Ukraine is criminal analysis - a specific type of information-analytical activity, which consists in identifying and determining as accurately as possible internal links between information (information, data) related to criminal offenses and others data obtained from various sources, their use in favor of operational and investigative and investigative activities, their analytical support.
 The purpose of criminal analysis is to find important information in a large flow of data and to disseminate this information among law enforcement officers to assist them in stopping criminal activity and apprehending criminals.
 In today's world, criminal analysis, as a separate type of professional activity, is carried out by law enforcement agencies of most developed countries and is an essential component of tasks to achieve long-term goals, prioritize and general direction of law enforcement.