Criminalistic typology of women who commit crimes as the basis for the formation of methods of investigation of women’s crime

The article analyzes the state and level of female crime in Russia. The psychological characteristics of women who commit crimes are considered. The contribution of criminologists to the process of studying the personal characteristics of female criminals and the concept of the nature of their illegal behavior is analyzed. The main approaches to the typology of women committing criminal acts are presented. The author’s classification of female criminals is given, based on their behavioral characteristics and is the basis for the development of the process of investigating women’s crime and the formation of tactics for interrogating suspected (accused) women.