RESEARCH ON THE DEFENDANT'S PERSONALITY DURING THE PRELIMINARY INQUIRY

• NCJ Number: 45540
• Author(s): M G KORSHIK; S S STEPICHEV; Y Y LYAMINA
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 62 pages
• Corporate Author: Joint Publications Research Service
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: Russia (Former Soviet Union)

Annotation

THE REPORT CONTAINS A SOVIET TEXTBOOK CONCERNING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DEFENDANT'S PERSONALITY AND BACKGROUND IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND TRIALS.

Abstract

THE TEXTBOOK EXAMINES THE SIGNIFICANCE, GOALS, AND VOLUME OF RESEARCH ON THE PERSONALITY OF A DEFENDANT UNDERGOING INVESTIGATION AND INTERROGATION FOR A CRIME AND THE IMPORTANCE, AS EVIDENCE, OF INFORMATION REGARDNG THE DEFENDANT'S PERSONALITY AND BEHAVIOR. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE FOR ORGANIZING RESEARCH ON THE DEFENDANT'S PERSONALITY ON THE BASIS OF A GENERALIZATION OF LEGAL PRACTICE, AND THE SPECIFIC METHODS OF SUCH RESEARCH ARE PRESENTED. THE ISSUE OF CONSIDERING INFORMATION ON THE DEFENDANT'S PERSONALITY IN THE INDICTMENT IS DISCUSSED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED -- VA)