Кузьменко, О.ПО.ПКузьменко2026-06-182026-06-182016-06-11Кузьменко, О. (2016). Regarding the defnition and content of criminalistical characteristics riots. Вісник кримінального судочинства(3), 159–164.https://ir.library.knu.ua/handle/15071834/24164Based on the study of forensic sources, sources of criminal law and other scientifc literature, systematic analysis of materials forensic practice investigation riots issues the defnition and nature of forensic characteristic this type of crime were researched, defned the elements that make up its content in the article.Based on the analysis scientifc views on the concept, nature and content of forensic characteristic of crimes believe that criminalistical characteristics of crimes is based on the practice of law enforcement agencies and forensic research system summary information about forensic signifcant signs of a certain type of crime that is designed to ensure process optimization disclosure, investigation and prevention. Accordingly, under criminalistic characteristic of riots should be understood based on the practice of law enforcement agencies and forensic research system summary information about forensic signifcant signs of riots, which aims at streamlining the process of detection, investigation and prevention.Concluded that the elements that are essential forensic importance and are taken together system elements of criminalistical characteristic riots are: commit methods (in the broad sense, including tools and equipment, methods of preparation to commit riots and hide traces of their involvement in the mechanism of the crime and others); environment commission (place, time, criminological factors that lead to riots); typical «trace pattern»; identity of the perpetrator; injured persons.These elements of the system may difer depending on the scale of the riots, their efects, the number of active participants in the riots, motives and goals of the organizers. However, each of these elements is a source of information important to investigate crimes of this kindУ статті на підставі вивчення криміналістичних джерел, джерел з кримінального права та іншої наукової літератури, а також системного аналізу матеріалів судово-слідчої практики розслідування масових заворушень, досліджуються проблемні питання визначення поняття й сутності криміналістичної характеристики цього виду злочинів, визначено елементи, що становлять її зміст.ukriotspre-trial investigationforensic characteristic crimesmethods of investigationмасові заворушеннядосудове розслідуваннякриміналістична характеристика злочинівметодика розслідуванняСтаття