Criminological and criminalistics study of the victim of criminal activity
This article analyzes the criminological and criminalistic characteristics of the personality of the victim of various criminal assaults. The relevance of this scientific work lies in the fact that modern society, along with ensuring the continuous fight against crime, needs to solve various problems in the realization of the rights and legitimate interests of persons affected by criminal encroachment. In addition, the study of the victim’s identity allows you to formulate and build versions of the crime, receive information about the illegal act committed, and understand the causes of criminal behavior in more depth and detail. The purpose of this work is to substantiate the importance of the role and significance of the victim in criminal encroachment, the behavior of the person committing the crime, the causes of criminal behavior, as well as in the disclosure and investigation of crimes. The paper provides an analysis of the various opinions of the scientists on the subject under consideration, identifies the tasks of criminological and criminalistic research of the victim of a crime, defines the directions of practical use of these data.