Wykorzystanie analizy kryminalnej w działalności organów ścigania

Abstract

Crime analysis is a very useful tool supporting law enforcement authorities in the process of a establishing an objective truth. This article provides an insight into scientific views on its definition, kinds, methods, forms, analytical techniques, and the legal grounds for its application by law enforcement agencies who are the guardians of public order. It also refers to the use of data derived from open sources in the process of a crime analysis. It also presents the practical aspects of the Prosecutors’ Support System – Analysis & Investigative Module (System Wsparcia Prokuratora – Moduł Analityczno-Śledczy) and provides positive predictions for its integration with the PROK-SYS system. This article also mentions a controversial issue such as the evidentiary value of this subsidiary tool which allows to review multi – source evidence (gathered on various planes of research) as well as the role played by a crime analyst in the criminal procedure. Based on those considerations, the author makes de lege ferenda conclusions on the equivalence of the position of a crime analyst and an expert witness so that crime analysis can become a fully valid evidence as compared with crime expert’s opinion.