Some problems of efficiency and quality of pre-trial procedure

There are still many drawbacks in the work of preliminary investigation bodies that primarily relate to the efficiency and quality of crime investigation. A prerequisite for the effectiveness of the preliminary investigation is, first, the legitimacy of the interrogating officer and investigator, which means that their decision-making activities shall be based on a complete and comprehensive study of all the circumstances of the criminal case, analysis and evaluation of proven evidentiary information. Second, the legal capability of the interrogating officer and the investigator to reasonably resolve the objectively existing contradiction between the goal of the criminal process and the need to ensure the rights and freedoms of citizens concerned. Third, it is the capability to react to the most reasons for initiating a criminal case, to achieve the goal of the criminal procedure for the majority of criminal cases to satisfy the sense ofjustice. Preliminary investigation should be economical in terms of tools and costs. It is very important for the interrogating officer and the investigator to organise their work so that they could achieve high-quality with the lowest human resource and time expenses, which indicates the optimal work of the aforesaid subjects. An indispensable component of an effective criminal justice system is the ability to use multiple sources of information. The criminal proceedings cannot be effective if the estimation and accounting indicators established among the participating agencies allow their units positively assess their performance in those cases when the purpose of the criminal proceedings has not been reached. Thus, the efficiency of preliminary investigation refers to the level of goal achievement during the preliminary investigation as a result of legitimate, reliable, efficient, optimal and rational organizational and procedural actions of authorized officials. Legal requirements that constitute the quality of crime investigation include legality, comprehensiveness, completeness and objectivity of examination of the criminal case, the validity of charges and substantiation of the accusation. Each of these requirements has its legal content, yet they make a qualitative investigation only when taken together. The quality of investigation is connected with a positive result, with the logically complete proceedings as a whole. The quality of investigation covers the whole proceedings, it is inseparable and cannot be reduced to a single property or specific symptoms. Each of the concepts discussed - the efficiency and quality of the preliminary investigation - express the degree of problem solving and the level of goal achievement. Obviously, the efficiency is manifested primarily in relation to the service cost, while the quality - with respect to the interrogation and preliminary investigation requirements.

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