Forensic Investigation of Origin of Lies

Abstract

The genesis of the origin of lies in the paper is considered in two aspects: from the point of view of its socio-psychological nature (the reasons for the emergence of lies as a phenomenon of interpersonal communication in general) and from the point of view of its appearance in a criminal case (the reasons for the lies of participants in criminal proceedings). Through the prism of the historical development of a person as a biological species (phylogeny) and as a separate representative of this species (ontogeny), a lie is a person’s communication skill acquired in the process of socialization and demanded by society, a system of interactions of psychophysiological components of his body, functioning according to a certain, spontaneously formed in the process individual development patterns. The consequence of the individuality of a lie is the absence of its universal feature. The analysis of the motivating reasons for the lies of the participants in criminal proceedings was carried out on a comprehensive basis. The paper describes specific factors that determine the appearance of lies in a criminal investigation, such as the situation of interaction; peculiarities of relationships and communication between subjects of communication; the personality and activity of the person at whom the lie is directed; the personality of the subject of lies, his motivation, individual psychological, moral and other features, his assessment of the situation of interaction, etc. In a structured form, possible motives for the lies of participants in criminal proceedings are given.