Directions of investigation of official violent crimes: theoretical and practical aspects

Introduction. The successful and speedy investigation of any offence depends on whether the lines of enquiry are correctly identified. The directions of investigation are determined by investigative situations on official violent offences. From the point of view of criminal law here are included certain types of crimes - abuse of official powers with the use of violence, torture, or entailed by negligence the death of the victim or causing serious harm to his health (part 3, part 4, part 5 of article 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and coercion to testify by violence, abuse or torture, or entailed by negligence the death of the victim or causing serious harm to his health (part 2, 3, 4 of article 302 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The need to highlight theoretical and practical aspects of the direction of investigation of the crimes under consideration is due to the diversity of investigative situations. The purpose of this publication is to identify the relationship between investigative situations and the direction of investigation for a comprehensive, complete and objective establishment of the truth.