SPECIFIC FEATURES OF COMMUNICATING WITH PERSONS OF DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR

Santrauka

The article analyses the peculiarities of communication with delinquent persons. Delinquent behaviour is a violation of social, moral and legal norms, which is most often characteristic of minors. Previous works of researchers have addressed the problem of juvenile delinquency, its causes, possibilities of prevention, and have examined interrogations conducted by pre-trial investigators with juveniles. The current relevance of the article is determined by the changes in the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code on the procedure for conducting interogations with minors, as well as the growing and developing system of protection of children's rights in Lithuania. Therefore, the object of this study is the tactical methods used in the questioning process when communicating with a delinquent person and the aim is to distinguish the appropriate tactical methods of questioning when questioning a minor with delinquent behaviour in administrative and criminal proceedings.

The survey found that most police officers agree that interrogations with juvenile delinquents are more difficult than with adults. Furthermore, in the light of the results of the study, it is recommended to define the exact functions and powers of the representative of the State Office for Protection of Child Rights and Adoption (hereinafter referred to SOPCRA) during the interrogation of a minor, and to establish at the level of the law the cases in which the person conducting the interrogation should invite the representative of the SOPCRA to interrogation a suspect who is underage. In addition, the law should provide for the place where the interrogation of a minor suspect is to take place in order to safeguard the rights and legitimate interests of the child.