THE IDENTITY OF THE OFFENDER AS AN ELEMENT OF THE FORENSIC CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CRIME

Abstract

The scientific article deals with some aspects of crime investigation. The identity of the offender is considered as an element of forensic characteristics. Investigating the identity of the offender provides the investigation with a number of additional features. The identity of the offender as an element of forensic characteristics is a set of socially significant features and attitudes that characterize a person guilty of violating the criminal law, in combination with other conditions and circumstances affecting his criminal behavior. In particular, the information about it allows to distinguish the data necessary for the organization of the most effective search of the person who committed the crime, and subsequently – its exposition, provide elimination of the causes and conditions of committing criminal offenses and their recidivism. And during the conduct of investigative (search) actions – the possibility of effective establishment of psychological contact, the use of appropriate tactical techniques. In order to construct an effective forensic characteristic, elements must be identified that have a clear investigative focus and can help determine further directions of the investigation. Therefore, it is indisputable to distinguish in the structure of forensic characteristics of crimes such component as the person of the offender. By identifying its characteristic features, it becomes possible to build versions at the initial stage of the investigation, to use certain tactical techniques in the course of procedural actions. A forensic investigation of an individual consists of establishing forensically relevant information about the offender and other participants in the investigation process. Investigation of the identity of the offender as an element of forensic characteristics, allows to accumulate in the portrait of the likely offender his characteristic features. Creating a forensic portrait is important enough for the whole investigation process. In any case, it allows you to put forward certain versions and search for the person who disappeared from the scene, as well as the possibility of qualitative procedural actions.