Information Support of Services and Units of the MIA of Russia as an Aspect of Effectiveness of Countering Crime

The purpose of the study. The article deals with the problems of information support, exchange of information resources and interaction of law enforcement agencies. The stages of formation and maintenance of data banks are analyzed, as well as the importance of this process for assessing the operational situation, the subsequent distribution of forces and means, identifying criminal and antisocial elements, and increasing the efficiency of the internal affairs department as a whole. The purpose of the study is to identify the basic principles of information support for internal affairs agencies, as well as the problems of practical implementation of the appropriate level of information support. Conclusions. As a result of the study, the author comes to the conclusion that the information support of law enforcement agencies is confidently moving along the path of technologization, electronic interaction and document flow, which certainly leads to optimization of work and saving of office time. In addition, the effective use of modern information resources brings significant results in increasing the percentage of crimes solved and shortening the preliminary investigation period, reducing the physical and economic costs of tracing and identifying persons. The author has proven that the key to effective use of the information resources discussed in the article is a qualified approach, which consists in the formation of data banks, the provision of timely, accurate and substantiated information by accounting subjects, as well as in the need to train law enforcement officials on the use of these resources, the organization of their professional development. and retraining on an ongoing basis.

information resource, data banks, crime prevention, operational environment, categorized machine-readable medium, information security, technologization