PROBLEMATIC ISSUES OF INVESTIGATION OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES IN FIRE OR TECHNOGENIC SAFETY

Abstract

Abstract. The article attempts to identify and reveal problematic issues in the investigation of criminal offenses of fire or technogenic safety. Based on the results of studying the investigative and judicial practice of investigating such criminal offenses, certain stable trends and causes of their occurrence have been identified, and attention has been paid to the recurring nature of some of them. The causes of man-made disasters are summarized and systematized. The main man-made hazardous objects located on the territory of Ukraine are considered, which are primarily destroyed during hostilities and terrorist attacks. The hazard factors that may arise in the event of a violation of man-made safety for each of the mentioned man-made hazardous objects are identified. Statistical data of the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine were analyzed in accordance with the indicators of criminal violations under Article 270 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and the results of their pre-trial investigation for the period of wartime 2022-2025. The study of sentences under Article 270 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine in the Unified State Register of Court Decisions made it possible to establish the possibility of staging violations of fire safety requirements. To identify generalized factors that complicate the investigation of such criminal offenses. To identify and classify objective and subjective factors that hinder the investigation of criminal offenses of fire or technogenic safety.

Keywords: criminal proceedings; fire and technogenic safety rules; judicial statistics; typification; systematization; risk factors.