Typical investigative situations during the investigation of mass riots

Abstract

The article highlights the features of the investigation of mass riots. Typical investigative situations during their investigation and the most expedient algorithms of actions of police officers for faster investigation of a criminal offense have been considered. The author has emphasized that a typical investigative situation is a set of circumstances to be proved in criminal proceedings on a crime, other circumstances that have arisen in the course of inves-?igative actions, officially and informally established, perhaps even in conjunction with the escalation of contradictions between participants, sub ' objects of forensic activity and other persons. The author maintains that taking into account the typical and individual in the investigation of each specific criminal proceeding makes this process more effective. The role and significance of investigative situations are primarily due to the fact that they are a model for clarifying the unknown elements of a particular situation; their separation and consideration allows during practical activities to save time to determine the feasibility of certain measures in the investigation of crimes. In the typical initial investigative situations of certain types of crimes developed by criminologists, data are concentrated that allow to develop scientific recommendations for the most effective promotion of general and individual versions in the course of investigative activities. Therefore, the typification of the initial investigative situations is an extremely important task that will contribute to the development of effective methods for investigating riots, as well as effective practical activities for the investigation of crimes of this kind. The author has noted that in the investigation of mass riots, the amount of evidence that can be seized during the effective conduct of investigative (search) actions and other measures is quite significant. The initial investigative situation includes a number of stages, the passage of which means its solution. Each of them has its own tasks and ways to solve them. Based on the analysis of a number of scholars’opinions and materials of criminal proceedings, the author identified typical investigative situations of the initial stage of the investigation of mass riots.