To the issue of enshrining the concept "technical facilities" in criminal procedure law

The problem of using technical facilities in law enforcement activities has always attracted the attention of scientists and experts. At the same time, the current criminal procedure legislation needs additional scientific researches. The foregoing has predetermined the necessity for a legal analysis of views on understanding “technical facilities” in criminal procedure. The paper examines the criteria for forming the concepts “technical facilities”, “scientific and technical facilities” and “technical and forensic facilities”. The author gives her viewing of the concepts and their correlation. In the article, special attention is paid to the analysis of the requirements for technical facilities in criminal procedure. The author formulates certain proposals for improving the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation aimed at the legislative recognition of the concept “technical facilities”. The author's definition of "technical facilities” is proposed.