The paper presents new possibilities of such technologies as photogrammetry and virtual reality for application in criminal proceedings. The concept of building “on the fly” three-dimensional digital copy of the incident, directly at the scene of the incident is presented. The concept is tested by applying specific technological approaches to create a digital copy of the incident with the server processing the initial information from a set of photos of the scene from several angles, the architecture of the hardware-software system is developed and the functionality of the mobile solution and virtual reality application is described. It is shown how a digital copy of the incident can be used, in particular, in a criminal case by the subjects of proof – both the subjects of the prosecution and the defense. To date, no precedents have yet been found for the use of virtual reality technology in court proceedings in this aspect, and the authors propose a gradual introduction of the proposed approaches into practice.

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The scientific article is devoted to the study of parole from serving a sentence as the most important incentive institution of criminal and penal law. The study of this type of exemption from punishment revealed a number of moments not sufficiently regulated by the legislator, affecting the grounds for both the application and non-application of parole. As a basis for exemption from criminal punishment, not any assessment of the degree of correction of the convicted person was recorded, but only one that contributes to acceptable correction and positive resocialization of the offender without actually serving the unserved part of the criminal sentence. It is important that the legislator determines the inadmissibility of unjustified release of convicts from serving their sentences. The problematic issues of applying this institution are: the grounds for parole, which are not sufficiently clarified; situations concerning the objectivity of decision-making on granting or refusal to grant parole; the absence of a legislative specific specialized state body endowed with powers to control the behavior of those released on parole, capable of effectively implementing them. The article proposes solutions to these problems, providing a qualitative increase in the effectiveness of the application of the considered incentive institution.

In today's Russian environment, special attention in the work of preliminary investigation agencies is paid to the development and implementation of the latest methods and techniques for countering criminal behaviour. Essential to the timely and rapid detection of a crime and to the objective and comprehensive investigation of criminal cases is the high professionalism of the staff of preliminary investigation agencies, as well as their skills and abilities in practical work, which are undoubtedly based on scientific research on ways to identify criminal acts, expose guilty persons and prevent them from evading punishment. One form of counteracting the investigation of a criminal case is the giving of false testimony by subjects of criminal proceedings during questioning and face-to-face confrontation. This paper presents the theoretical basis for the diagnosis of lies, reveals the concept of lies, its main types, tactical features of the recognition of lies in the production of individual investigative actions; it also considers the problem of evaluating the truthfulness of testimony taking into account the features of personality of a person.

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