Identification as a system of actions that form the information basis for the investigation of crimes committed using digital technologies

Background. One of the features of the investigation of crimes committed using digital technologies is that it must be not just fast, but rapid, since the criminal always takes measures to ensure that all traces are destroyed after the commission of the crime. To do this, the criminal uses software products that are focused not only on achieving a specific criminal goal, but also on destroying traces that may indicate that a crime has been commit-ted and a certain person is involved in it. In this regard, the investigator must have a clear, well-thought-out investigation plan at the time of the start of the investigation. He must immediately carry out initial investigative actions, as a result of which he will receive maximum evidence. This is possible only if there is a significant database of reliable information. Therefore, the information relationship between crime detection and investigation activities is important. The purpose of this article is to identify the features of this interdependence. Materials and methods. The research based on this article was conducted using a system of methods: dialectical materialism and such general scientific methods as the method of analysis and synthesis, deduction and induction. Special forensic methods were used: forensic modeling, system-activity and situational forecasting. The theories and teachings developed in criminology, which were tested in the practice of investigation, were of methodological importance. Results. In the course of the study, it was found that the quality of the investigation of crimes committed using digital technologies depends on the quantity and quality of information obtained when detecting crimes of this type. Operational search information is of great importance for subsequent proof. Conclusions. The results of the study made it possible to formulate a number of recommendations regarding the tactics of conducting initial investigative actions in the investigation of crimes commit-ted using digital technologies.