O inquérito policial na persecução penal

Abstract

This scientific article concerns the study of the police investigation in criminal prosecution, having as a methodology the bibliographical review of studies available on digital platforms, such as: academic google, conjur.com.br, in addition to doctrinal studies by criminal proceduralists. This work aims to present the police investigation, its function in the criminal prosecution, its importance, as well as dealing with the modern understanding of the investigation. The studied approach considers the topic indispensable in the Brazilian legal system, since such procedure has great relevance today, since, as the first stage in criminal prosecution, the investigation works not only as the main and most important means of raising and collecting informative elements and probative means, but as the first instrument to guarantee the person who committed the alleged crime their fundamental rights, for a dignified existence. This demonstrates the importance and relevance of the police investigation, as seen in classic books and doctrines, as a mere informative, inquisitorial and preparatory means, without attesting, however, to its investigative, evidential and preserving function of fundamental rights and guarantees, as concluded in research.