Forensic characteristics of victim of a threat or violence against a law enforcement officer

Abstract

Based on the analysis of investigative and judicial practice and statistical data, as well as the study of research results of other scientists, the article identifies the characteristics of the victim as an element of forensic characteristics of threats or violence against law enforcement officers. It was found that the most frequent victims of such crimes are law enforcement officers who are directly involved in combating crime and in direct contact with the public: patrol police officers, community police officers, operatives, investigators, investigators, border guards. The most significant socio-demographic and psychological characteristics of the studied category of persons are established.

It is noted that the identity of the victim is the subject of study of other sciences of the legal cycle, but a sign of the study of this category in forensic terms is the establishment of correlations of this element with others, including the identity of the offender. This is due to the fact that by establishing such interdependencies in the absence of forensic information, the investigator can predict, build versions of the missing data for further planning and development of an investigation strategy.

It is proposed to identify the following options for the relationship between the person of the offender and the victim in the proceedings under study: were previously acquainted (knew the name, surname, place of residence, work or study, close environment, etc.); did not know each other before the crime, depending on the motivation of the offender illegal actions were committed either against a particular law enforcement officer who committed lawful acts against the offender (on the grounds of avoidance, termination of law enforcement, etc.), or randomly selected employee law enforcement officer (if the crime was committed with hooligan motives or hostility to law enforcement agencies in general).