Prosecutor’s activity model as the most important guideline for reforming the system of criminal proceedings

Abstract

The problems associated with the development of a normative model of the prosecutor’s activity in criminal proceedings and the way in which such a model can affect the direction of reforming the entire criminal process are considered by the authors. Purpose: to analyze the influence of the prosecutor’s activity model on the effectiveness of achieving the purpose of criminal proceedings, to propose the directions for reforming the criminal justice system. Methods: The study uses the method of legal modeling, statistical and sociological methods of cognition, as well as the comparative legal method. Results and novelty: The novelty of the study is expressed in the fact that for the first time an attempt was made to reveal the influence of the prosecutor’s activity model on the directions of reforming the criminal proceedings. The results of the study include the identification of the main factors that determine the construction of a legal model of the prosecutor’s activity in the field of criminal proceedings and the determination of the directions of the possible influence of this model on the reform of the system of criminal proceedings.

Keywords

• prosecutor
• criminal prosecution
• prosecutor’s discretionary powers
• purpose of the criminal proceedings