Operational-search characteristic of person of the offender, who makes illegal movement of firearms

Abstract

The article offers forensic analysis of offender committing the illegal movement of firearms. Modern investigative and judicial practice allows to say that the crime in the sphere of illicit trafficking in firearms becoming separate, individual characteristics of the perpetrators of specific criminal acts, in particular the illegal movement of firearms. For the perpetrators of these crimes are characterized by the following forensically important characteristics: 1) physical; 2) socio-demographic; 3) moral; and 4) psychological. Conclusion as a result of consideration of this problem in the framework of this research work is selective characteristics of offender involved in the illegal movement of firearms, which is formulated on the basis of judicial and investigative practice, analyses the activities of the operating units of the National police of Ukraine and scientific works. Thus, it should be noted that the peculiarity of committing the illegal movement of firearms affects the formation of the motive of criminal acts among certain categories of citizens. These include: 1) previously convicted individuals for crimes related to illicit trafficking in firearms, ammunition, explosive devices or substances; 2) persons who are engaged in volunteer activities (or those for whom this activity is a disguise («cover»); 3) persons residing in the border areas and have the ability to exceptional crossing of the state border; 4) persons who are permitted to cross the zone of the ATO from the personal needs; 5) persons who transport goods across the border or in the ATO area. This category is divided into those that knowingly engaged in the illegal movement of firearms and those who cross the state border without knowing the contents of the cargo; 6) personnel and members of volunteer battalions, which have been or are serving in the ATO area (or those masquerading as them); 7) persons with disabilities and other persons receiving benefits in connection with dignity health or age category; 8) persons employed on ships or vessels «mariners»; 9) minors aged 14 to 16 years, are not subject to criminal liability for committing these crimes and Age category of the persons who commit the illegal movement of firearms 14-70 years. At the time of the crime, the criminals usually never worked or studied.

У статті здійснено оперативно-розшуковий аналіз особи злочинця, що вчинює незаконне переміщення вогнепальної зброї. Сучасна судово-слідча практика дає можливість стверджувати, що злочинність у сфері незаконного обігу вогнепальної зброї набуває окремих, індивідуальних характеристик осіб, котрі вчинюють конкретні злочинні діяння, зокрема незаконне переміщення вогнепальної зброї. Висновком в результаті розгляду зазначеної проблематики в межах даної наукової праці є вибіркова характеристика особи злочинця, що займається незаконним переміщенням вогнепальної зброї, яка сформульована на підставі вивчення судово-слідчої практики, аналітичних матеріалів діяльності оперативних підрозділів Національної поліції України та наукових праць.