Title: Bukhonskyi S
Author: User
Company: NAU

Bukhonskyi S. The problem of information reference (information retrieval and record) systems use in the pre-trial inquiry

A brief list of modern types of criminal records and mechanism of their functioning in various departments of organs of internal affairs are given in the article. The concepts of creating an integrated information and reference (information retrieval and record) system "ASSISTANT" on the basis of a new Uniform Information and Analytical Center of Ministry of the Interior of Ukraine, which would be adapted to any legislative changes (including conditions of the criminal procedural law reforming) are introduced.
Historical aspect of the problem which is in the absence of uniform concerted system of criminal records (registration) was considered. 
Analysis of recent researches and publications on the problem of information reference (information retrieval and record) systems application in pre-trial inquiry was carried out.
 Key sources and research people who investigated the question were enumerated.
Relevance of information reference systems application in pre-trial inquiry is shown and substantiated.
Complete analysis of existent records is carried out and their classification is given.
A list of requirements (21 in number) for the unification of different sorts of identified, fixed and important criminalistic information is formulated. 
A list of experts necessary for such work with information (e.g, analyst, researcher, scientist, etc.) is made. 
Concept of record and registration system design is proposed.
A system of creating correspondent department, which will function maintenance of the proposed record and registration system is developed.
The author's definitions of the concepts of the Unified information and reference (information retrieval, and record) three level systems and the Uniform Information and Analytical Center are proposed.
Urgent needs at present require radical changes in domestic record and registration system of task, investigative and expert forces, duty unit and other organs of internal affairs in complete data accessing. They induce to design and develop new kinds of records, objects registration according to new or previously used signs.
Uniform system introduction and mainly Uniform Information and Analytical Center of Ministry of the Interior of Ukraine will allow changing thoroughly approach to: 
- organization data ware system design; 
- prevention, clearance and inquiry of crimes by criminalistics means and methods; 
- legal base formation  and data collection protection;
- scientific bases development of modern information technologies implementation in expert practice;
- attraction of highly qualified specialists such as criminalists psychologists, analysts, sociologists, IT specialists;
- training program implementation for  experts on the basis of automated computer workplaces and expert technologies. 

Keywords: criminal records (registration), forensic records, information reference systems, information retrieval systems, unified information analytical center, pre-trial inquiry.