Comprehensive investigation duties in smart policing
With the development of science and technology,smart policing has become a new mode of the exercise of police power.With the assistance of emerging technologies such as electronic surveillance and big data,illegal activities are continuously captured,instantaneous data signals are conversed to evidence such as video materials,and accordingly law enforcement's ability to detect and discover illegal activities are significantly enhanced.However,the technological equipment endows law enforcement with more than just an automated and fast-paced processing workflow.It also creates a completely new investigation duty.Law enforcement agencies must address more questions related to the technology itself,the fixation of illegal facts,and the subsequent processing workflow.Simultaneously,they need to clarify what new changes the introduction of digital technology has brought to the comprehensive investigation duties,for example,what kind of duties are delegated to machines,and what kind of duties arise from machine.Faced with the fresh challenges brought about by smart policing,the initial response should be improving and optimizing investigative methods through technological advancements,overcoming disparities in technological capabilities,and enhancing the legitimacy of administrative investigation processes.For issues that are difficult to be resolved by current technology,a standardized construction and policy adjustment should be employed to form a unified institutional choice,so as to provide guidance for law enforcement practices.