DOI: 10.7256/2305-9699.2013.6.757

Abstract: Based upon the analysis of scientific views on forensic dermal glyphic studies, and psycho-dermal-glyphic studies as its element, the authors evaluate the possibilities for studying the psychological structures of a person and further establishing the behavior motives, as well as formation of a forensic searching personality model.  Psycho-dermal-glyphic studies use the data of medical and anthropological dermal glyphic studies, psychology and psychiatry, allowing to solve the problems in the segments bordering psychophysiology and psychiatry.  The authors use the same standpoint in order to evaluate the opinion on the formation of a novel scientific direction - psychological dermal glyphic studies, which shall allow to achieve diagnostic goals in the process of investigation and exposure of crimes, to establish predisposition towards suicidal acts, addict behavior (alcoholism, drug addiction, etc.)  based on the traces of sweat and grease left by a person.  The authors show the differences between psycho-dermal-glyphic studies and psychological dermal-glyphic studies, which is the following: the methods of psycho-dermal-glyphic studies allow to establish presence of elements of papillary prints, proving genetic illnesses, while the methods of psychological dermal-glyphic studies allow to establish presence of elements characteristic of certain types of behavior.  Based upon the above-mentioned position, the authors express an opinion that psychological dermal-glyphic studies may be regarded as a novel scientific direction within forensic dermal-glyphic studies.

DOI: 10.7256/2305-9699.2013.5.791

Abstract: The article concerns the elements of criminalistic characteristic features of unlawful hunting, which allow to establish necessary information on every particular crime due to their similarities: criminal behavior of offenders, circumstances and mechanisms of perpetrating and concealment of criminal act, character and gravity of damage.  Combination of various methods of unlawful hunting usually appear due to the influence of various external factors at the place of crimes as well as to specific features of personalities of offenders.  After the crime the poachers often take measures to conceal the crime, which complicates the process of proving guilt of an arrested offenders.  When deciding to violate the hunting rules, a person counts upon hidden character of his acts, absence of witnesses, and destruction of traces of crime.  It is shown that timely and professionally performed urgent investigative activities, such as the examination of the crime scene, interrogation, arrest, search and seizure, judicial expertise allow to establish the fact of unlawful hunting of a suspect and degree of his guilt, character and amount of material damage, causes and circumstances of the crime.

DOI: 10.7256/2305-9699.2013.4.587

Abstract: For a long time study of papillary patterns was performed within the dactylography framework, and it often dealt with the issues of dermal glyphic studies  From 1996 on the forensic science started to use the term "forensic dermal glyphic studies" as a new vector in forensic teachings on traces. Based upon the analysis of scientific views the author offers a definition of forensic dermal glyphic studies, he also views the perspectives of its application in order to characterize the behavior of a suspect or an accused, to describe the look of an unknown person, to establish pathological characteristics of human bodies in the process of identifying an unclaimed dead body.  It is proven that the modern dermal glyphic methods allows to deal with the issues bordering psycho-physiological studies and psychiatry, and it allows to establish a new direction in forensic and medical dermal glyphic studies "psycho-dermal-glyphic studies". The psycho-dermal-glyphic analysis is aimed at diagnostics of deviant behavior.  This information may be of much value as the basic data for the versions, as well as for the tactical planning of the communication between an investigator and a suspect.