Profiling as a Tool for Detection and Investigation of Crimes

Abstract

This article discusses the prospects of introduction of forensic profiling in the activities of the internal affairs authorities for the disclosure and investigation of crimes. The author identifies the main directions of use of profiling in law enforcement activities, the positive experience of the application of the techniques of forensic profiling, as well as proposals to improve information retrieval system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the integrated approach to profiling techniques review and offers recommendations on their use in law enforcement. The practical value of the research consists in the possibility to use its results in subsequent theoretical works, devoted to problems of use of profiling in law enforcement; as an element in the formation of educational-methodical complex on specialized educational organizations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia; when implementing operational and intelligence measures activities; in conducting the investigation and legal proceedings; when implementing the preventive measures implemented by the internal affairs authorities in relation to persons subject to preventive effects, in accordance with the normative and legal acts of the Russian Federation; in order to improve the information resources of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.