The research of criminal situation and study of its peculiarities and tendencies in 21 century is impossible without scientific and technical phenomenon as a general use of information technologies (IT). There are three aspects of the given problem: information technologies used by law enforcement bodies in fighting against crimes; scientific and technical progress applied by criminals, criminal groups and communities; lawful control over processes connected with criminal use of computer technologies. Let us consider them more narrowly. IT is a means of fighting against crimes. The “traditional” way of using IT in law enforcement agencies and special services is a producing of various electronic card-files, databases, automated data banks, information and search systems of regional, national and international level (Interpol and other international police organizations, in particular). This approach has been literally realized since the first days of computer emergence and gives a definite positive effect, but does not exhaust resources of up-to-day information technologies. Full Story
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