ІNFLUENCE OF FORMAL ASSESSMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT UNITS ON THE EFFICIENCY OF THE INVESTIGATION OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES

Abstract

The article points out the negative impact of the formal assessment of performance indicators of law enforcement units on the effectiveness of the investigation of criminal offenses. Attention is drawn, to the obsolescence of the system for evaluating the effectiveness of law enforcement units in Ukraine and the need for its improvement, taking into account the achievements of modern information technologies. It is noted, that the existing procedural means of combating crime do not meet the real needs of ensuring the safety of society from criminal manifestations in the conditions of the use of modern achievements of information technologies to commit offenses and destroy traces of offenses. For clarity of conclusions, the author uses achievements of various sciences, including economic theory and psychology. Retrospective analysis from economic theory is used to explain the mistakes of the past. To prove the danger of using false statistical data to explain the effectiveness of law enforcement agencies, the achievements of psychology are used, in particular the studies of Bruner, J. S., & Goodman, C. C., which explained the danger of taking wishful thinking, which can cause, so-called, blindness to unforeseen consequences. Thus, if the initial idea about the real state of affairs, which was formed on the basis of unreliable statistical data, is incorrect, the response will not be carried out to those aspects that really need attention, a large amount of human and financial resources, time will be spent. Those areas of activity that really need a response will remain neglected. Attention is drawn to the positive foreign experience of the legal regulation of the procedure for operational and search measures, which ensures their maximum efficiency and effectiveness in combating crime. Emphasis is placed on the need to use modern information technologies to record the performance indicators of law enforcement units, which will minimize errors and provide the possibility of forming effective strategies for the development of the law enforcement system. It has been noted that it is necessary to stop taking wishful thinking and use reliable data on combating offenses in order to be able to form objective conclusions and propose effective ways to solve problems.