Obtaining the testimony of a minor during the pre-trial investigation under the laws of Ukraine

Viktoriia  Zarubei; Yuliia  Komarynska; Andrii  Babenko; Yuliia  Sukhomlyn; Nataliia  Kononenko

doi:10.46398/cuestpol.3970.23

Viktoriia Zarubei National Academy of Internal Affairs https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6690-967X
Yuliia Komarynska National Academy of Internal Affair https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1747-1816
Andrii Babenko Odesa State University of Internal Affairs https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9498-2484
Yuliia Sukhomlyn National Academy of Internal Affairs https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5699-6914
Nataliia Kononenko National Academy of Internal Affairs https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0298-3958

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.3970.23

Keywords: test, youthful testimony, interrogation of a minor, pre-trial investigation, juvenile legislation in Ukraine

Abstract

The scientific article, based on the provisions of the theory of criminal procedure, criminology, psychology, reveals the problems of obtaining the testimony of a minor during the pre-trial investigation according to the laws of Ukraine. It is noted that the method of obtaining testimony should be based on the age and procedural status of the minor, which requires a special approach considering the vulnerable state, social immaturity, and the risk of violation of the rights and freedoms of such persons. The study used general scientific methods to determine certain legal categories that characterize the interrogation procedure of a minor, as well as special methods. The practice of introducing «green rooms» in the field of criminal justice is recognized as promising, as the child’s environment during relevant procedural actions is extremely important for establishing contact with the child. It is concluded that the lack of desirability of classifying a minor suspect as a subject for questioning in court during a pre-trial investigation is justified, as it would be contrary to the requirements of the law on the immediacy of the examination of evidence in court.

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Author Biographies

Viktoriia Zarubei , National Academy of Internal Affairs

Candidate of legal sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Criminal Procedure, National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Yuliia Komarynska, National Academy of Internal Affair

Candidate of legal sciences, Associate Professor, Deputy Director of the Educational and Scientific Institute No 3 for educational and methodological and scientific work, National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Andrii Babenko, Odesa State University of Internal Affairs

Doctor of Law, Professor, Professor of the Department of criminal law and criminology, Odesa State University of Internal Affairs, Odesa, Ukraine.

Yuliia Sukhomlyn, National Academy of Internal Affairs

Candidate of legal sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of Criminal Procedure, National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Nataliia Kononenko, National Academy of Internal Affairs

Candidate of legal sciences, senior lecturer at the Department of Criminology and Forensic Medicine, National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine.

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