TYPICAL SITUATIONS OF THE INITIAL STAGE OF INVESTIGATION OF ROBBERS COMMITTED BY MINORS

Abstract

The article is devoted to the consideration of typical situations of the initial stage of the investigation of robberies committed by minors. It is noted that today, both among scientists and practitioners, the most popular ap-proach to the organization of pre-trial investigation of criminal offenses in Ukraine is the situational approach. The sources that are characterized by the largest amount of primary information about the crime are given. Based on the provisions of forensic tactics, opinions of scientists and the results of generalization of forensic practice of investigating robberies committed by minors in Do-netsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv regions, the most typical investigative situations of the initial stage of investigation of such crimes are identified. It was found that the most typical are the following situations: Situation 1. The of-fender was detained at the scene or immediately after the crime (10% of investigated crimi-nal proceedings). Situation 2. The criminal was not detained, his identity is known to the victim (30% of the investigated proceedings). Situation 3. The criminal was not detained, his identity is unknown to the victim (60% of the investigated criminal proceedings): situation 3.1. The criminal was not detained, his identity is unknown to the victim, there are signs of a criminal (70%); situation 3.2. The criminal was not detained, his identity is unknown to the victim, there are no signs of a criminal (30%). For each of these situations, the main di-rections (tasks) of the initial stage of the investigation are identified and typical algorithms of action required for their solution are proposed.