Criminalistic Characterization of Mental Anomalies (Classics and «Innovations» of the Digital World): Mental Disorders that do not Exclude Sanity; Specialized Expertise; Legal Consequences

The purpose of the study. The article analyzes the criminalistic characteristics of mental anomalies (classics and «innovations» of the digital world): mental disorders that do not exclude sanity; specialized expertise; legal consequences. Conclusions. Crimes committed by persons with mental disabilities (mainly involving the use of physical violence, the manifestation of special cruelty, often of a serial nature) invariably cause increased public outcry (including and due, quite often, to their external lack of motivation, complete associality, violation of all particularly significant, fundamental norms of human morality and the completely unjustified, illogical severity of their consequences). The investigation of illegal acts committed by persons of the studied category has a large number of specific features and requires a wide range of special knowledge and skills in the relevant field, which justifiably entails the need to involve relevant specialists (experts) in the investigation. The most valuable source of objective evidentiary information is the conclusions on specialized forensic examinations (psychiatric, complex psychological and psychiatric, etc.): to solve strategic tasks in the process of putting forward investigative versions, for tactical planning of the investigation algorithm, for the preparation and production of specific investigative actions, etc., including, in general, to establish the possibility of bringing a person to criminal responsibility for committing an illegal act incriminated to him.