THE IDENTITY OF THE CRIMINAL AS AN ELEMENT OF THE CRIMINALISTIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ECONOMIC CRIMES COMMITTED ON RAILWAY TRANSPORT AND TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES
The subject of the study was the criminalistic aspects of the concept and personality traits of a criminal who commits crimes of economic orientation on railway transport and transport infrastructure facilities in the context of their use in the investigation (the concept and essence of personality, the totality of its socially significant qualities that affect criminal behavior in combination with external conditions). The results of the research of scientists related to the question of the definition of «the identity of the criminal» are analyzed, their own position is expressed and argued, its content is given. The importance of personality traits for the formation of its forensic characteristics, which serves as a starting point in the construction of recommendations for the investigation of crimes, the selected group, is indicated. Attention is focused on the properties of the criminal's personality, their criminalistic significance, the role in choosing the method of committing crimes, the influence on the choice of the subject of criminal encroachment, concealment of an illegal act, traces left at the crime scene, the choice of investigative tactics.