Key Aspects Characterizing the Identity of the Criminal, Victim, Witness
( Pp. 303-309)

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to consider the general characteristics of the personality of the criminal, victim, witness. Despite the fact that this area traditionally belongs to psychology, criminology studies this issue from the position of their influence on the crime committed.
Conclusions: The general characteristics of the criminal's personality usually include psychological, biophysiological, socio-demographic, moral, volitional, biological, intellectual and emotional properties, which allows you to put forward the right versions, set the direction of the investigation.
The author in the article presented a personality study scheme consisting of behavior, circumstances and causes of illegal behavior, socio-demographic conditions, personality characteristics, interpersonal relationships, material security, which makes it possible to individualize punishment and try on the most effective measures of influence and correction of an individual's behavior, make psychological portraits of criminals; predict situations and "next" steps criminal; plan preventive measures.
Under this scheme, it is also possible to study the characteristics of the victim's personality, to identify the circumstances that caused the crime to be committed against this or that person, the moral aspects of his behavior.
When studying the identity of a witness, it is also important to identify all the circumstances of his presence at the crime scene, the truthfulness of the testimony, the absence of a motive for complicity in the crime.

Kuliev I.B. Key Aspects Characterizing the Identity of the Criminal, Victim, Witness // Gaps in Russian Legislation. 2023. Vol. 16. №4. Pp. 303-309. (in Russ.). EDN: UFBDLD

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