CRIMINALISTIC CHARACTERIZATION OF PROFESSIONAL CRIMES OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION
In 2016-2017 there was a sharp increase in the number of criminal cases initiated on the facts of unfavorable medical care outcome. Criminologists of Russia’s Investigative Committee studied 143 case files and identified some common factors of crimes in the field of medical care. The report on the results of the investigation was sent to the Ministry of health of Russia. This information is of interest to forensic medical experts, public health officials and clinicians. Particular attention should be paid to the section devoted to different ways of committing a crime, where defects in healthcare delivery are described. The article below presents criminalistic characterization of the career crimes committed by health care professionals from the point of view of forensic medical examination, taking into account the possibility of forensic medicine as a science at the present stage of development. The major goals and objectives of forensic investigations in cases, related to improper healthcare delivery are discussed.