PROBLEMS OF INVESTIGATING MURDERS COMMITTED IN INSTITUTIONS THAT PROVIDE ISOLATION FROM SOCIETY
The article analyzes the issues of organizing the investigation of murders committed in institutions that provide isolation from society. The elements of the criminalistic characteristics of these crimes are considered. The most common methods of committing penitentiary murders, typical traces and the situation of a criminal event are studied and analyzed. Special attention is paid to the study of the psychological portrait of the personality of the penitentiary criminal. It is concluded that the tactical features of the investigation of murders in places of deprivation of liberty are largely determined by the specifics of the correctional institution. The legal and organizational aspects of attracting specialists to participate in investigative actions, issues of organizing the activities of a forensic medical expert are investigated. The special importance of the urgency of conducting an inspection of the scene of the incident in the conditions of the institution of the penitentiary system is indicated. It is proposed to conduct an inspection by the forces of this institution, which will prevent the possible loss of evidentiary information. The article evaluates the use of the testimony of convicted persons in court proceedings as evidence in cases of penitentiary murders. Based on the generalization of the experience of the bodies and institutions of the Federal Penitentiary Service, the main areas of activity that most affect the investigation of murders committed by convicts and persons in custody are identified.