| With the development of modern information and the appearance of computer crime in twentieth century, electronic information has gradually become an important role of criminal investigation. Electronic information has a wide application in the criminal investigation field.The paper has two hypothesis on the basis of the analysis. One hypothesis: with the rapid development of information technology and the wide use of computer, the application of electronic information is increasingly popular in the people life. Meanwhile, the electronic information imprinting of the criminal act will be certainly left on crime process. The other hypothesis: with the development and upgrade of the criminal act, the criminal investigation will face to challenge. The electronic information will be widely applied and the new countermeasure will surely adopted in the criminal investigation.This paper develops discussion around the two basis hypothesis. The paper deep analyses the application and the countermeasure of the electronic information in the criminal investigation field. First, it summarizes five lacks about the present situation of the electronic information in criminal investigation field. 1.The negative and limited effects on the traditional ideas; 2. The limitation of the technology level;3.The lack of computer network equipment; 4. The underdevelopment of information technology;5.The velocity of information integration and the share are slow.Then, the paper pointed out four necessities of the application of electronic information in criminal investigation field. 1 .The new change of the social security environment;2.The essence of the criminal investigation;3.The powerful vitality of information technology; 4. The scientific efficiency of informationFinally, the paper discussed the new seven countermeasures about the application of electronic information in criminal investigation field with the new development; 1.the construction of the equipment and technology should be strengthened for the investigation information;2.To enhance training the consciousness of electronic information and the computer application capability. To speed up the informatization construction. 3. Promoting the cooperation between the region and the other business department; 4. Building and perfecting the criminal investigation system; 5. Setting up the special information department, perfecting the management system, implementing mechanism; 6. Enlarging the inputting range of information, enriching the information base, and completely promoting the information process. 7. Emphasizing the integrity and the coordination of electronic information, strengthening the transformation utilization and the share of the society information resources. |