Use of criminal analysis in operational and search activities

The purpose of the research was to consider the essence of the use of criminal analysis in operational and search activities. The rationale is that it is necessary to improve the existing ways of using criminal analysis methods in operational and search activities. The methodological basis of the article is a dialectical approach. Moreover, during the research, a system of methods of scientific knowledge has been used: formal logic (abstraction, analogy, deduction, induction, synthesis) for detailed clarification of the content of the issues under consideration; empirical research method - during experimental research and interviewing experts; the method of system analysis - to determine the directions for the introduction of innovative approaches to solving the problem. As a conclusion it is proposed to make changes in the Law of Ukraine “On operational and search activities”, in particular, to supplement clause 4 of the first part of Article 8 with the following provision: in order to perform the tasks of operational and search activity to obtain information held by telecommunications operators and providers, about communications, subscribers, provision of telecommunications services, in particular, about the reception of services, their duration, content, transmission paths, etc.