[IATROGENIC CRIMES: ISSUES OF THE INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUE].

The objective of the article is to define the concept of iatrogenic crimes, the specifics of their forensic characteristics, the circumstances to be established and studied, and the development of tactics for the main investigative actions. To achieve this objective, the authors have used general scientific and special methods of cognition, chosen according to the objective of the paper. So, the circumstances to be established and studied during the investigation of cases involving iatrogenic crimes have been determined with the help of the method of legal analysis. The statistical method has been used to determine the tactics of the main investigative actions, to identify problem aspects faced by investigators or operative officers during the investigation of crimes on the commission of a negligent crime in the provision of medical assistance or improper performance of professional duties by medical employees or pharmacists. The carried out study made it possible to formulate a forensic characteristic of iatrogenic crimes, to determine and analyze the stages of the process of providing medical care to a patient, as a result of which the patient had or developed iatrogeny, to pay attention to specific features of the interrogation of victims, witnesses and suspects. The authors have highlighted some aspects of the problem of identifying and solving iatrogenic crimes faced by law enforcement agencies. For this purpose, the interviewing of certain groups of investigators and operative officers of the police and security service in Kharkiv region has been conducted. This made it possible to identify problematic issues faced by investigators or operative officers during the investigation of crimes on the commission of a careless crime while providing medical assistance or improper performance of professional duties by medical employees or pharmacists and to suggest the ways to solve them.