Features of Violent Crimes’ Investigation

  • V. Horbachevskyi Doctor of Law, Professor, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine, Head of the Department of Criminal Law Disciplines, Faculty No. 2 of the National Academy of Internal Affairs;
  • N. Symonenko Researcher of the Department of Criminal Law Disciplines, Faculty No. 2 of the National Academy of Internal Affairs
Keywords: pre-trial investigation, «perfect crime», the removal of the investigator, rape, conspiracy, under cover investigators (investigative) activities, psycho physiological examination using the polygraph, human corpse, operators, telecommunications providers,

Abstract

Violent crime negatively affect the overall crime situation in the countryare unsolved. Impunity is the continuation of the criminal activity of persons who broke the law, which manifests itself in more daring and dangerous form, often crimes are committed with the purpose to hide other crime, impunity and sometimes generates serial crimes. After that the investigation of violent crimes remains one of the most important tasks in the activity law enforcement agencies. Research the causes of untimely and incomplete investigation of crimes possible to distinguish two groups of factors: the objective related to the peculiarities of committing a specific crime, complicating the process of disclosure and subjective, that is committed to investigating or interacting with officials mistakes and organizational miscalculations and tactical nature of the investigation. Among violent crimes murder, robbery, sexual crimes – rape, sexual or other form are often committed. Such crimes are attributed to particularly dangerous, high-profile and latent, detection and investigation of which requires special organization and methods. In the past three years as a result of rape victims, respectively, in 1195 and were killed 30 persons. Every sixth rape remained unsolved. A significant resonance in the country entered Oksana Makars’group rape with its subsequent burning to destroy traces of the crime. Such cases have spread in recent years. Criminal proceedings of these crimes must conductinvestigator with appropriate specialization and experience. Issues arising in the investigation during the preliminary investigation are:more bureaucratic registration procedure covert investigative (detective) actions both in the internal affairs and the prosecutor’s office that delays the start of term and takes the necessary time of investigator;delays of investigation of violent crimes is due to long-term holding court molecular genetic examinations.

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Author Biographies

V. Horbachevskyi
Doctor of Law, Professor, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine, Head of the Department of Criminal Law Disciplines, Faculty No. 2 of the National Academy of Internal Affairs;
N. Symonenko
Researcher of the Department of Criminal Law Disciplines, Faculty No. 2 of the National Academy of Internal Affairs

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Published
2017-08-29
How to Cite
[1]
Horbachevskyi, V. and Symonenko, N. 2017. Features of Violent Crimes’ Investigation. Scientific Herald of the National Academy of Internal Affairs. 100, 3 (Aug. 2017), 90-108.
Section
Combating crimes: theory and practice