INTERROGATION TACTICS DURING THE INVESTIGATION OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES RELATED TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE

Abstract

It has been emphasized that during the formation of the methodology of the
investigation of criminal offenses related to sexual violence, it is necessary to
highlight the procedural and tactical features of conducting individual investigative (search) actions. The necessity of distinguishing and characterizing
the features of interrogation during pre-trial investigation of criminal offenses
related to sexual violence has been substantiated. The importance of
interrogation during the pre-trial investigation of criminal offenses related to
sexual violence has been revealed. It has been noted that the procedural
procedure for conducting an interrogation during a pre-trial investigation of the
investigated category of criminal offenses is defined in Art. Art. 223–227, 232, 615
of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. It has been found that the main
purpose of the interrogation is to obtain detailed and truthful statements from the
interrogated person, to the best of his knowledge. For this purpose, the person
conducting the interrogation must establish psychological contact with the
interrogated. Forensic recommendations on the tactics of interrogation have been
formed, taking into account the procedural order of interrogation; patterns of
their commission and trace formation characteristic of the studied category of
illegal acts; the procedural status of the interrogated person; the position taken by
the interrogated person; the scope of the interrogated person’s knowledge about
the subject of the interrogation.