Special characteristics of a person who commits a crime associated with the illegal transplantation of human anatomical materials
In: Cuestiones Políticas; edición de julio de 2022, Band 40, Heft 73, S. 539-549
ISSN: 2542-3185
This article aims to clarify the features of the forensic characteristics of a person involved in the commission of crimes related to the illegal transplantation of human anatomical material. This research uses a comprehensive approach to study the problems under analysis; systematic method and methods of comparative law to analyses judicial practice and cases of illegal transplantation of anatomical parts from various countries in order to establish the moral and psychological characteristics of the offender and, finally, to determine the possibility of using this information during the pre-trial investigation of criminal proceedings of this category; statistical: to collect and analyze empirical data on research practice in the transplantation of anatomical materials to confirm the representativeness of the results. It is concluded that, as a rule, the person who commits these crimes is male from 25 to 50 years old, unmarried, works in a medical institution or organization, has a complete higher education, as well as special medical knowledge and skills. However, the geography of these criminal offenses showed that the location for illegal transplantation is irrelevant.