Typical options for the actions of the investigator when deciding on the conclusion of a pre-trial cooperation agreement

A pre-trial cooperation agreement is currently a fairly effective tool in the fight against crime. Many factors influence the adoption by the prosecution of the decision on the need to apply the norms of Chapter 40.1 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation in a criminal case: the complexity of the criminal case, the characteristics of the personality of the accused, and the personality of his defense counsel, the intensity of counteraction to criminal prosecution, etc. The authors indicate typical options for the actions of an investigator who considers it expedient to conclude a cooperation agreement: 1) an investigator directly informs the defense on the possibility of concluding an agreement; 2) an investigator persuades the suspect, the accused of the expediency of concluding an agreement; 3) an investigator “pushes” the defense to become an initiative party in concluding a pre-trial agreement. The authors pay attention to the specifics of the investigator’s decision making in the above situations.