PROBLEM OF FORENSIC CHARACTERISTICS OF SEXUAL ASSAULTS COMMITTED AGAINST MINORS

Abstract

The article considers the problems of the concept of forensic characteristics of a crime and the basic approaches to the definition of its essence that have developed in science. From the perspective of practical activity on the investigation of sexual crimes, the ways of giving a closer definition to the concept are outlined, and the international experience devoted to this question is studied as well. The parameters based on the criteria of practical significance are defined, which should correspond to the forensic characteristics of the investigated crimes. Using these parameters, the works of Russian and Ukrainian scientists and criminalists containing the forensic characteristics of sexual crimes are analyzed. As a result, the basic negative tendencies in the given direction are revealed. The author's concept of the forensic characteristics of sexual assaults committed against minors is proposed. The direction for solving the general theoretical problem of the doctrine of the forensic characteristics of crimes is also noted.