Keyword: «crime detection»

The article is devoted to the key role of the investigator in the criminal process and the importance of the powers realized by him for ensuring law and order and protection of the rights of citizens. The author considers the main criminal procedural powers of the investigator, emphasizing the correlation of the function of preliminary investigation with the function of prosecution. Particular attention in the work is paid to the responsibility of the investigator, emphasizing the differentiation of liability measures depending on the degree of significance of negative consequences arising in the process of improper performance of the investigator's duties in the course of pre-trial proceedings.