Forensic use of traces

The article outlines some issues of using traces in the preliminary investigation and in the judicial review of a criminal case at the stage of judicial investigation. Traces of ascertainable events are most often used in the conduct of a preliminary investigation by the investigation and inquiry bodies. The article reveals the main approaches and principles of this activity. The possibilities of the efficient use of traces in the judicial investigation stage are separately studied and analyzed. Features and methods of such actions are very diverse and are constantly being improved. The relative one-sidedness of the approaches to this issue allowed to pay more attention to the requirements for the use of traces at the judicial stage.