LEGALITY OF THE USE OF CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE DATA IN THE INVESTIGATION OF OFFICIAL AND/OR DISCIPLINARY OFFENSES

Abstract

The aim of this article is to reveal the problems of legitimacy of the use of criminal intelligence data in the investigation of official and/or disciplinary offenses.These problems will be addressed via a holistic approach to legal research. The holistic approach to legal research was chosen when carrying out a qualitative study. This enabled individual problems of the legitimacy of the use of data not only to be identified, but also to be combined into a comprehensive answer to the key question of this publication: Is the use of criminal intelligence in the investigation of official and/or disciplinary offenses lawful? In accordance with the holistic approach to legal research, this use of data is analysed by using not only doctrinal but also social and axiological research. Based on these approaches, the legitimacy of the use of criminal intelligence data is analysed by determining the original purpose of criminal intelligence, the reasons and justification for the change of purpose, and the possibilities of using such data in parallel with criminal proceedings.