Forensic and Psychological Aspects of Criminal Situations of Religious Extremism

The Purpose of the study is to identify the potential of forensic and psychological methods to improve the efficiency of solving and investigating religious extremist crimes. Research methods: The study used the dialectical method of cognition, general scientific and special methods of forensic science and psychology based on it. Both for the development of forensic recommendations and for the analysis of criminal situations of criminal activity of a religious extremist nature, a situational approach and situational modeling were used. Conclusions. Modeling and analysis of typical criminal situations arising during the commission of crimes of an extremist nature can supplement the forensic characteristics of crimes of an extremist religious nature and enhance the applied aspect in the methodology of their investigation. In developing tactical methods for conducting investigative actions, it is necessary to take into account the peculiarities of the psychological qualities and moral values of suspects and accused persons, identified on the basis of the analysis of the criminal situation. The scientific and practical relevance of the conducted study consists in enriching the provisions of the methodology of forensic science, in particular, the theory of forensic situationology with the provision that when developing a forensic characteristic of crimes, it is advisable to model typical criminal situations. The applied significance of the conducted research is as follows. The typical criminal situations described in the article can help in putting forward versions in the disclosure and investigation of crimes of religious extremist orientation. They can serve as a basis for further scientific research, help in the development of scientifically substantiated forensic recommendations for counteracting religious extremism.