TACTICAL PECULIARITIES OF QUESTIONING UNDERAGE VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIMES

Abstract

The article deals with general tactical conditions of questioning underage victims during the investigation of violent crimes. It suggests considering this investigation action with regard to peculiarities of persons who committed these crimes, or persons related to them, as well as their day-to-day activity; the availability of information about the events that preceded, coincided or followed the crime; determination of the origin of facts and their interrelationship, their temporal and locational properties. The experience of law enforcement officers of many European states shows that skillful communication with the underage victims of violent crimes may considerably contribute to solving tasks of legal proceedings in a specific criminal case. The article claims that a successful investigation action (questioning) where an underage is involved requires attention to a number of points: the choice of the venue and time of the questioning, the form of interaction between the investigator and the underage; the extent of the investigator’s interaction with parents (custodians) of the underage participant; the number of people present.