Criminalistic characteristics of female crime as the basis for the formation of the investigation methodology

The analysis of women’s crime as an independent type of criminal activity with specific criminalistic properties and features that allow them to talk about the need to form a private investigation methodology. It is revealed that quantitative indicators of the considered type of crime have an unfavorable trend and are characterized by an increase in the share of criminal acts committed by women in the overall structure of crime. The structure of the criminalistic characteristics of female crime is presented, the elements of key importance for the investigation process are identified. The features of the personality of women who commit crimes are considered, their typology is given, taking into account the most important signs for the production of investigative actions.