APPLICATION OF TECHNICAL MEANS IN PERFORMING INVESTIGATIVE (SEARCH) ACTIONS AS AN ELEMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECT

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to scientifically substantiate the possibility of psychological influence on the subject
of criminal proceedings by technical means during investigative (search) actions. Methodology. The reliability of the
results and conclusions obtained is provided by a set of methods of the philosophical, general scientific and specific
scientific levels. In particular, from the point of view of materialistic dialectics, the author considers the possibility of
collecting «ideal» traces that remained in the memory of a person as a result of committing an offense, in the form of
testimony. Using the methods of formal logic (analysis, synthesis, analogy, deduction), a conclusion was made about
the effectiveness of the use of tactical methods of psychological influence on participants in criminal proceedings in
order to obtain truthful testimony. Thanks to the methods of analogy and modeling on real examples, the effectiveness of the use of technical means during investigative (search) actions as an element of psychological influence on
persons involved in the commission of a criminal offense has been demonstrated. Scientific novelty. The effectiveness
of the use of technical means in the conduct of investigative (search) actions is considered from the point of view of
the psychological impact on persons taking part in the conduct of such procedural actions, and, in fact, is a tactical
technique aimed at obtaining reliable information. Conclusions. The effectiveness of the use of technical means during
investigative (search) actions with the aim of psychological impact on their participants has been proved. Forensic recommendations on the admissibility of the use of technical means during investigative (search) actions for the purpose
of psychological influence have been formulated, the observance of which will contribute to obtaining appropriate and
admissible evidence