Improving the System of Statistical Accounting of Appeals to the Court at the Initial Stage of Criminal Proceedings in the Digital Era

Based on the results of compilation and analysis of statistical data on consideration of complaints of interested persons by the courts of general jurisdiction, filed pursuant to articles 125 and 125.1 of the code, the author proposes some measures for improving the system of judicial statistics given the active introduction of digital technology in the field of criminal procedural relations. The paper notes the priority role of the court in the implementation of the constitutional right of citizens to access justice and in their protection from illegal actions (inaction) and decisions of bodies and officials carrying out criminal prosecution. To optimize the areas of judicial activities the author suggests broad interpretation of the provisions of part 1 of article 30 of the Criminal Procedural Code of the Russian Federation and the formation of the court composition for consideration of requests submitted with the court at pre-trial stages of the criminal process, with the use of an automated information system. The paper substantiates the necessity of successive integration of the State Automated System of legal statistics with the State Automated System «Pravosudie [Justice]», which will allow users of these systems to track the results of the procedural activities of the preliminary investigation, prosecution and court activities at all stages of criminal proceedings. The author also considers it relevant to reflect in more detail the results of consideration and resolution by the court of citizens’ appeals received at the initial stage of criminal proceedings in the annual analytical reviews prepared by the Judicial Department at the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation based on summary statistical reports of all courts of the Russian Federation.

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