Some features of the tactics of the investigative examination in criminal cases of kidnapping

Introduction. Kidnapping belongs to the category of the most dangerous crimes that encroach on the freedom and personal inviolability of a person. Kidnapping is the most often committed by organized criminal groups to ensure other, no less dangerous, criminal activities. This circumstance causes certain difficulties in the detection and investigation of kidnapping, which in turn requires constant improvement of private methods of investigation of these crimes. The purpose of the paper is based on the analysis of the available literature and the practice of investigating criminal cases to further improve the tactics of conducting an investigative examination in the detection of kidnapping. Methods. To achieve the tasks set by the author, general scientific (analysis, synthesis) and specific scientific (formal legal) research methods are used. Results. The investigative examination in cases of kidnapping has its own characteristics due to the peculiarity of the method of committing the crime. The “trace picture” remains as a result of the preparation, commission, and concealment of such actions by criminals as the capture of the kidnapped people, their transportation, and their detention. The paper presents the investigative situations, the combination of which affects the choice of tactics for conducting an investigative examination in cases of kidnapping, determining the place and time of the examination, and provides a list of objects and traces that should be detected and seized during certain types of examination in cases of kidnapping. Conclusions. The paper identifies the features and problems of the investigative examination, provides recommendations for improving the tactics of certain types of examination conducted in cases of kidnapping, and identifies the problems that require legislative resolution.