Use of Correlation Dependencies between Criminals' and Victims' Personalities in Establishing the Circumstances of the Encroachment on Personal Freedom

Abstract

The forensic characteristics of crimes form a relatively stable, interconnected system. The presence of one of its elements makes it possible to state the presence of another one. This necessitates the study on correlation relationships between the elements. The analysis of the data on forensic characteristics of encroachment on personal freedom revealed that between victims and criminals there are specific relationships that form significant circumstances for the investigation of these crimes. It is substantiated that data on the identity of the victim of encroachment on personal freedom are the motivational basis for the commission of the investigated crimes, determining the mechanism of criminal behavior of the perpetrators. The author gives classification of victims of the analyzed crimes: those involving the exploitation of victims and not involving exploitation of the victims. Sociodemographic, moral, psychological and biological traits of victims’ personality distinctive of each of the identified groups are substantiated. The classification of the personality traits of criminals encroaching on personal freedom, i.e. “captors,” “slave owners,” and “imprisoners,” is given; the qualitative uniqueness of the personality traits of each group is investigated. To justify the correlation dependencies of criminals and victims, the materials of court practice are analyzed, conclusions are drawn and the results of the study are summarized.