Forensic Characterization Elements of Criminal Offenses Committed by Professional Participants in Justice
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32353/khrife.1.2025.08Keywords:
criminal proceedings; criminal offense; forensic methods; forensic characterization; professional participant in legal proceedings; crime against justice.Abstract
This article purpose is to clarify of forensic characterization meaning of criminal offenses committed by professional participants in legal proceedings for determining substantive elements of its structure. The goal was achieved through application of a number of general and special methods of scientific knowledge. Based on consideration of the trends in development of forensic characterization doctrine, the analysis of theoretical approaches of scientists to resolving controversial aspects, it was determined that the forensic characterization is the information basis of individual forensic methods. As a generalization of forensically significant signs of elements of the mechanism of criminal and illegal activity, it ensures relevance of formulated recommendations and their compliance with requirements of law-making activity and therefore, their further practical significance. It is proved that the content of the forensic characterization has a dynamic structure, primarily determined by specifics of composition of criminal offense, their groups, as well as the peculiarities of the mechanism of criminal activity. It is argued that the forensic characteristics of criminal offenses committed by professional participants in justice are: 1) method of committing a criminal offense (method of preparation, method of committing, method of concealment); 2) circumstances of committing a criminal offense, time and place; 3) criminal identity; 4) tools and means of committing a criminal offense; 5) traces of a criminal offense;
6) victim identity; 7) offense topic. It was found that information about the identity of the victim and the subject of the offense are optional and are not always reflected in the structure of criminal and illegal activity. Identified components of these criminal offenses can be used to improve the methodology of their investigation, which will contribute to more effective detection, documentation and proof of the facts of illegal activity of professional participants in justice.
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