Intelligent Decision Support in Criminal Court

Relevance. The achievements of the digital revolution are actively penetrating all spheres of public life. Law en-forcement is also transforming, and modern technologies are increasingly being used in legal proceedings. The criminal process also feels this informational influence. But digitalization of the criminal process can go in different directions and is associated with certain risks. The greatest concern of scientists and practitioners is the use of intelligent systems when passing court decisions, since in this direction digitalization can also have a negative impact on ensuring the rights of participants in legal proceedings and other persons. Purpose. Disclosure of the possibilities and risks of using intelligent systems for supporting judicial decisions in criminal proceedings. Objective: to reveal modern approaches to digitalization of the criminal procedure; to identify the possibilities of using intelligent systems when the court decides on criminal cases; determine the risks accompanying the use of in-telligent systems for supporting judicial decision-making in criminal proceedings, and ways to minimize them. Methodology. In the process of working on the study, comparative-legal, formal-legal methods and general scientific methods of cognition (analysis, synthesis, analogy) were used. Results. Proposals are formulated aimed at adjusting doctrinal and legislative approaches to ensuring the rights of participants in criminal proceedings, as a prerequisite for further digitalization of the procedural activity of the court in a criminal case. Conclusion. Currently, there are no organizational and legal conditions for the more active use of intelligent systems in the framework of criminal proceedings. It requires a systematic discussion of the possibilities for further digitalization of procedural activities, a change in approaches to the training of legal personnel, the identification of risks associated with ensuring the rights of participants in the process and the corresponding systemic adjustment of legislation.