CHARACTERISTICS OF WORKING WITH DIGITAL EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

Abstract

Digital evidence is one of the most effective means of administering justice in modern society. It simply depends on the types of digital evidence and how to use them. Therefore, this article focuses on the general concept of digital evidence, its sources and collection of digital information in criminal investigations, the basic principles of working with digital evidence, and the specific criteria for ensuring the integrity of digital evidence and evaluating them in investigative and judicial practice. In order to highlight these issues, modern procedures created by international organizations, developed countries and best practices have been used, and their advantages and disadvantages have been analyzed. In addition, problems in national practice and legislation on working with digital evidence have been systematically analyzed and practical solutions have been developed. The purpose of this article is to describe the state of digital evidence practice in the Republic of Uzbekistan and to apply experience of developed countries and best practice for future laws, procedures, guidelines and instruction on these issues, also to make recommendations on the development of digital evidence norms in accordance with international standards and law.