PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION: CURRENT STATE AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS
In the mechanism of effective crime control, a preliminary investigation is assigned to one of the leading roles. Evidence of this is the important place which it historically occupies in the domestic concept of criminal proceedings. At the same time, there are still gaps in the regulatory framework of the preliminary investigation, which gives rise to unresolved theoretical and law-enforcement problems. They are considered in this article. In addition, on the basis of the study, the author suggests ways to resolve them.