CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS, GENERAL CHARACTERIZATION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PARTICULARITIES OF HEARING AS A CRIMINAL PROSECUTION ACTION

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https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2026.9(2).10

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examination, statements, criminal prosecution, criminal investigative action, means of evidence, evidentiary process, probative information, witness, aggrieved party, suspect, accused person, free narrative, tactical procedure, factual data, psychological rapport, circumstances of the case

Abstract

Examination constitutes the most frequently employed criminal investigative action; however, its conceptual foundations and psychological particularities remain insufficiently systematized in scholarly doctrine. The study proceeds from the hypothesis that a rigorous analysis of the conceptual framework and psychological dimension of examination contributes to enhancing the efficiency of this procedural activity. The research aims to analyze the conceptual foundations, general characterization, and psychological particularities of examination as a criminal investigative procedural act. The methodology combines doctrinal analysis and synthesis, the logico-juridical method, the comparative method, and the systematic and teleological interpretation of criminal procedural norms. The study systematizes doctrinal definitions of examination, establishes its character as an autonomous means of evidence collection, and critically examines the notion of "psychological contact". The research concludes that psychological contact does not constitute a tactical technique, but rather a precondition for applying forensic tactics, offering a novel perspective with direct practical implications for criminal investigation bodies.

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2026-07-15

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Jitariuc , V. (2026). CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS, GENERAL CHARACTERIZATION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PARTICULARITIES OF HEARING AS A CRIMINAL PROSECUTION ACTION. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, 9(2), 120–129. https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2026.9(2).10

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