Investigator criminologist of the Russian Federation: functions and features of work

The profession of an investigator at all times was very important and necessary for society. About two centuries there is a sphere of criminalistics, progressing to this day. All about this direction, as well as the profession of an investigator-criminalist, will be described in this article.

About profession

The investigator-criminalist is a relatively young, recently appeared specialist. In the labor market, this employee is quite in demand and promising. What does the representative of the profession in question do?

The investigator-criminalist is engaged in work on organizing the implementation of various types of forensic activity. The purpose of these works is preliminary investigation of criminal acts. The investigation is carried out through the implementation of various procedural and investigative tasks.

Perhaps, it is worth describing the very process of work of the specialist in question. Once the police officers have completed their work at the scene of the crime, a criminal forensic expert joins the case. This professional is obliged to collect all necessary information, to make a photo report, to find material evidence, to inspect the corpse, clothes, etc. Everyone, even the smallest detail, must be indicated in the protocol. Immediately it is worth pointing out that the expert in question is under tremendous work on documentation. It is necessary to compile an incredibly large number of reports and acts, carry out all the necessary work in special laboratories, and only then draw conclusions.

Of course, investigator-criminalist R "is not an easy profession, and really interested people want to fully devote their lives to criminology." More details about all the subtleties of the profession in question will be described below.

Directions in the profession

In expert forensic science there are many different directions. Most of them a competent investigator should know and apply qualitatively.
What can you tell about these directions?

• Ballistic sphere. This includes working with firearms. A professional analysis and verification of the things with which the crime was committed was carried out. It is necessary to calculate the distance of the shot, under what conditions this shot was fired, the type of weapon, etc. Needless to say, how important is the conduct of such works. In most cases, it is thanks to ballistic research that the disclosure of most crimes is carried out.
• Trasological direction. This is one of the most important and frequent spheres in forensics. Here there is, as they say, work with trifles. Fingerprints, traces of hacking, various details of some objects - all these are drawn by specialists working in the field of tracology.
• Graphological sphere. The whole essence of this trend becomes clear already from the name: "graphos", or handwriting - this is the main source with which graphologists work. Thanks to the handwriting and various elements of writing, graphologists can recognize alcoholic or narcotic intoxication, some serious illness, etc. By the way, the author's expertise also includes graphology - recognition and analysis of texts in order to determine their author, conditions for creating documents, etc. .
• Phonoscopic direction. Specialists from this field are exploring various audio recordings and video materials in order to recognize a certain person by voice. Such procedures are carried out infrequently, but are quite important in forensic science.
• Examination of explosive materials and substances. Specialists of this area, as is clear from the title, are trying to recognize the place, time, conditions, circumstances of the explosion, etc.
• Fingerprint direction. Workers in this field work with fingerprints. Close to this direction is a DNA study - the definition of a person by analyzing the structure of DNA.

The work of the forensic investigator may contain many other directions. All this points to one real fact: the profession in question is incredibly complex, confusing and difficult, but at the same time very interesting.

Requirements for the criminal investigator

The investigator-criminalist should be given certain knowledge in order to carry out his labor activity. What exactly does the specialist in question need to know about which he should have an idea?

First and foremost, the investigative criminalist of the Russian Federation must know the Constitution of his country. In addition, the representative of the profession in question should have an idea of the main international legal treaties and agreements of Russia that regulate human rights and freedoms. Questions and topics on international cooperation in the field of criminal law should also be taken into account by an expert in the field of criminalistics. Also, the specialist must know:

• Federal laws and federal constitutional laws.
• Various legal acts of the Russian Federation, one way or another related to the professional activities of the investigator.
• Normative and legal acts of his department of the Investigation Committee.
• Decisions and regulations related to human rights, as well as the functions and duties of the investigator, which are issued by the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, as well as the Supreme and Supreme Arbitration Courts. A competent specialist must also have an idea of the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (only if these decisions are somehow connected with the activities of the investigator and with criminal law).
• Bases of the customs legislation.
• Instructions, orders and other normative acts of the FC RF.
• Fundamentals of ethics and official conduct of employees in the FC RF.
• Fundamentals of business communication.
• Inner order rules.
• Basics of safety.
• The procedure and rules for working with statistics and various kinds of documents.
• Basics of carrying, using and storing weapons.

Of course, representatives of the profession in question are required to know many other things. Above, only the most basic disciplines and study subjects were named, which should be studied by representatives of the Investigative Committee.

What qualities should a criminologist have?

Like any other employee, the criminal investigator of the UK must have a number of qualities and character traits, thanks to which the work will be carried out most favorably and optimally. What does this include?

A competent specialist working in the structure of the UK - an investigator-criminalist of the Russian Federation - must be an honest and principled person. An expert in the field of criminology should be cold-blooded and even harsh, but at the same time sensitive, very modest and moral person. The specialist in question must possess a high level of developed intelligence, excellent erudition, and, to some extent, creative thinking. It is unlikely that a good investigator will be an investigator without developed analytical skills, who can not quickly and quickly think. It is worth remembering about such important professional qualities as stress resistance, the ability to work a lot and productively, communicability (which, by the way, is particularly important in the work of the investigator). A competent criminal investigator must be able to easily start conversations with strangers, and arrange them to himself. Simply put, the specialist in question should also be a charismatic person.

If all of the above qualities and character traits are already available, or they can be developed - then the road to the UK is open.

Functions and duties of the criminal investigator

Investigator-criminalist of the Investigative Committee of Russia has a very wide range of functions and responsibilities. That's why the work in question is not suitable for everyone. But it is worth noting one very important, albeit slightly subjective factor: the profession is really interesting. It is unlikely that there will be at least one person occupying the post of investigator-criminalist, who will say that the profession is boring, and there is nothing to do in it. So, what are the functions of the representative of the profession in question?

• Effective use of the means provided for by law for the protection of the rights and freedoms of the population of the Russian Federation. Timely measures to eliminate violations of current legislation.
• Knowledge at the proper level of criminal, criminal procedural, administrative, civil and other legislations and skillful application of them in practice.
• Implementation of various kinds of methods, techniques and tactics for investigating criminal cases. The ability to act step by step.
• The duty in the implementation of forensic tracking of criminal cases that are in production.
• The duty to provide all possible assistance to the investigators of the UK on a variety of issues: regarding criminalistic techniques, various investigative techniques, techniques, etc.
• One of the most important functions of the criminal investigator is working with the documentation. The need for drafting protocols, various legal acts, etc.
• The duty to publicly speak and conduct polemics based on knowledge of professional ethics.
• Work with computer equipment and all the necessary software.
• Obligation to receive and register reports of crimes and offenses.
• Work on the preliminary investigation.
• Participation in consideration by courts of various criminal cases.
• The duty to timely confirm and improve their qualifications.

Thus, the functions and responsibilities of the representatives of the profession in question are really many. In addition, not all of the areas of activity characteristic of an expert in the field of forensic science were listed above. And yet people interested in the craft in question must do their best to achieve their goal and get a job in the FC RF.

Necessary for work education

In order to get a job in the FC RF, you need to get proper education. Where exactly can we disaccustom to call ourselves an "investigator-criminalist"?

A profession can not be obtained without a higher education. And for some specialty it is possible to obtain the profession in question? It, certainly, "jurisprudence" and "judicial examination". To enter a higher educational institution for these faculties, you will have to pass state examinations in the disciplines "Russian language", "history" and "social science". It is worth noting that the work in the SC is extremely diverse. Here people are taken not only with legal, but also with, for example, auto-technical, geological, financial and economic education, etc. However, in order to be a professional investigator, one must be weaned at the law faculty.

Perhaps, it is worth mentioning some famous universities of the country, training specialists in this direction. These include:

• Russian Academic Law Institute.
• Moscow State University.
• State University of Management.
• Academy of Labor and Social Relations and some other educational institutions.

It is worth mentioning about the availability of special courses, which allow to get proper education. By the way, such courses can be present directly in the structures of the IC of the RF.

Where can I work?

For some people who are not very well informed, a banal, but rather important question arises: where, in fact, can one perform his labor activity? Quite a lot of powers are available to criminal investigators. The areas of their professional activity, respectively, are also quite extensive.

In fact, everything is very simple. Beginning investigators, only graduates of the university, usually get a job in state non-profit institutions. This is a different kind of law enforcement structures such as the prosecutor's office, the investigative committee, etc. There are also special state centers of expertise.

Professional workers, who have already served in their specialty for more than one year, can find a job in more prestigious bodies. As a rule, these are private forensic structures. These include laboratories, research centers, expert organizations, and so on.

Professional perspectives

As in any other work, there are perspectives and career opportunities in the profession connected with forensic science. It is not enough that the CCP of the Russian Federation can say about the career growth of the specialist in question. The forensic investigator, nevertheless, has excellent opportunities to improve his skills. However, it may be only in the case of hard work on their professional skills. So, what can the representative of the profession in question look for in the case of repeated training?

At the very beginning of a career, you can only work as an assistant to an expert criminalist or as a laboratory assistant. Having gained proper experience, you can choose one of two areas - either work in a private organization, or a narrowly focused specialty. Advanced training can give such positions as a senior investigator, criminalist, deputy head or head of the department.

The minuses of the profession

There are many shortcomings in the profession in question. What does this include?

• Work, whoever said anything, really "dirty". Working with corpses, criminals, highly antisocial personalities - all this can greatly affect the character of a person working in the field of forensic science. So do not forget about yourself and your mental health. It is necessary to remain spiritually strong, cold-blooded person.
• Negative attitude of a large number of people to law enforcement agencies in general. Is it worth mentioning how individuals treat investigators, the police, and the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation. The investigator-criminalist often suffers constant attacks.
• A small salary.

On this the minuses of the profession, of course, do not end. Above, only the most basic and frequent shortcomings of the craft in question were mentioned.

Pros of the profession

There are many virtues in the profession. Probably, every worker in the field of forensic science will find something positive for himself. However, we can highlight the main advantages of the work:

• Increased comfort of working conditions. Strangely enough, but true. And this is mainly due to the introduction of new technology.
• Possibilities for an early career growth. Specialists have the right to constantly improve their skills. The powers of the criminal investigator, of course, will also expand. But it is worth remembering about such an important factor as an increase in wages.
• The humanistic shade of the profession as a whole.

The investigator-criminalist is an expert really necessary for the society. Anyone wishing to work in the reviewed area should work hard to achieve their goal and become an expert in the Russian Federation.