Types and Specifics of Investigation of Traces of Unlawful Interference in the Activities of Public Authorities

The purpose of this research paper is to identify typical traces of criminal and illegal activities related to interference in the activities of representatives of state authorities, to outline their features and methods of research. Achievement of the set goal was facilitated by the use of general scientific (analysis, synthesis, abstraction, generalization), special and philosophical methods (dialectical, comparative law, system-structural, prognostic). The study of materials of criminal proceedings and judicial practice made it possible to identify typical sources (carriers) of trace information in criminal offenses related to interference in the activities of representatives of state authorities, among which the following are distinguished: 1) documents, in particular electronic ones (summonses, protocols of procedural actions, photographs, sound and video recordings of the event of a criminal offense or related to it); 2) digital traces displayed (stored) in messengers, information systems, e-mail servers and other information systems, video recordings, etc.; 3) other things of the material world that were discovered at the crime scene (at the scene of incident) and that retained traces of criminal illegal activity; 4) tools and/or means used by the perpetrators to carry out the criminal act; 5) participants in relevant social relations who, by chance or in connection with their official activities, became participants in the event of a criminal offense related to interference in the activities of representatives of state authorities. Prospects for further research within the framework of researched issues are outlined.