Typical investigatory situations in investigation of group violations of public order

Abstract

The scientific article is devoted to covering some aspects of the investigation of a group violation of public order. The essence and system of typical investigative situations of the specified actions for their faster and more effective investigation are considered. It is noted that the activities of law enforcement officers should have a specific structure, which will vary depending on the specific circumstances that occur in the investigation of certain criminal offenses. That is, the algorithmization of the criminal proceedings for a particular category of offenses should be the main task of forensic scientists. At the same time, it is necessary to understand that it is impossible to build an algorithm of actions without identifying certain situations that may arise during the investigation. Criminal proceedings for group violations of public order are no exception. These acts violate public order and are quite difficult to distinguish from the accompanying acts: riots and hooliganism. And it is thanks to the correct course of action of police officers at the initial stage of the investigation that the greatest possible amount of evidence will be gathered. The author supports the position of scholars who formulate a typical investigative situation as a set of conditions that are objectively formed in the investigation of criminal offenses, create a unique situation at a given time, which poses the investigator the problem of choosing the appropriate course of action and tactical decisions. After analyzing the above situations and factors influencing their formation, as well as materials of criminal proceedings, the author formulated the following typical investigative situations in the investigation of a group violation of public order: persons who committed a group violation were detained at the scene, the victim witnesses, eyewitnesses and available material traces of a criminal act; persons who have committed a group violation of public order, disappeared from the scene and are known only by appearance, available witnesses and material traces of a criminal act; traces of illegal actions were found, the offenders are unknown, witnesses were found at the scene.