Open AccessFORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY REGARDING THE CRIMES COMMITTED BY GROUP OF PERSONS
Author(s) -
О. Herasimenko,
Т. Kharina,
T. V. Savkina
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
teorìâ ta praktika sudovoï ekspertizi ì krimìnalìstiki
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-5171
pISSN - 1993-0917
DOI - 10.32353/khrife.1.2019.35
Subject(s) - psychology , forensic examination , competence (human resources) , subject (documents) , commission , psychological evaluation , object (grammar) , criminology , forensic science , social psychology , clinical psychology , law , political science , medicine , engineering , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , forensic engineering , library science , veterinary medicine
Analyzed the achievements of scientists and practitioners on the conducting of forensic psychological examinations of crimes committed, by a group of persons. In cases where a crime is committed by a group of persons (from two or more persons) and the defendants give conflicting information about the role of each of them in the commission of the act incriminated to them (in particular leader of the group), a forensic psychological examination of social and psychological characteristics can be appointed on crimes committed by a group of individuals. The object, tasks and subject of the forensic psychological examination of the crimes committed by a group of persons are defined. The features of the study of the socio-psychological characteristics of the suspects (accused) during the forensic psychological examination of criminal cases of crimes committed by a group of persons.
The purpose of the article is to analyze the developments of scientists and practitioners for further use in the development of scientific and methodological recommendations for conducting forensic psychological examinations of crimes committed, by a group of individuals.
The concept of leadership in the group of persons who committed a crime is disclosed and the types of leaders in the group are indicated. The issues that are put to the resolution of the examination during this type of research and the limits of the competence of the forensic psychologist when performing this subject type of forensic psychological examination are identified. The list of materials of the case (initial data), necessary for carrying out psychological research is indicated.