Слідова картина залишення в небезпеці малолітньої особи

The article is devoted to the study of one of the key elements of the structure of the criminalistic characteristic – the trace picture of a criminal offense, which is formed as a result of leaving a young person in danger. The author empirically confirmed that the trace picture of leaving a minor in danger provides criminalistically significant information that is necessary for a successful pre-trial investigation. In particular, it contributes to the formulation of substantiated versions of the wrongful act, the appointment of forensic examinations and the conduct of a set of investigative (search) actions necessary to qualify the crime and bring the guilty person to justice. According to the results of the analysis of scientific sources devoted to the study of the trace picture as an element of the criminalistic characteristic associated with the act of leaving a minor in danger, the approaches that most fully characterize criminal offenses of the category under study are determined. The author notes that the trace picture of leaving a young person in danger is a complex of material, ideal and digital (information) traces. The article offers definition and discloses the constituent elements of the trace picture, which are most inherent in the crimes of the studied category. On the basis of the analysis of the materials of criminal proceedings of the studied category, the constituent elements of the trace picture of the commission of leaving a minor in danger are described. According to the results of the study, correlation relationships of the trace picture of the crime with other elements of the forensic characteristic, in particular by the method, the situation of the criminal offense and the identity of the criminal, have been substantiated. In the article, the author proves that the method of committing a crime is the main factor that determines the trace picture. The results of the study have practical value for law enforcement agencies in the context of preventing criminal offenses related to leaving minors in danger. In addition, they can be used in scientific developments of investigation methods for certain types of criminal offenses and further scientific research.