Some psychological aspects of carrying out of a search

The tactical positionsthat reveal the essence of the search are: 1. When conducting a search the inspector does not participate in it directly, concentrating onthe analysis of the behaviour of the searched, applying direct force if necessary; 2. Concentric and eccentric methods of the search cannotbe effective enough. The search is made from the door clockwise along the walls; the centre of the searched space is checked last ofall. As people conducting the search bear considerable load, especially the visual one, it is necessary to create conditions, which wouldincrease their sensitivity threshold, optimally support their visual capacity. Thus, the place of the search should be provided with thenecessary light equipment (uniform illumination, characteristic for mornings). It is also necessary to apply the scientific and technicalmeans of criminalistics and special methods. Unlike interrogation, the search does not require applying tactical techniques focusedmainly on the personality of the searched. Nevertheless, they are used and their value is indisputable. It is expedient to define the importanceof using the data about the personality of the searched in the following aspects: data that allow optimizing the condition of thesearched for a successful completion of the tasks of the search; data that allow optimizing the process of supervision over the behaviourof the searched within the tasks of the search. The fatigue of people conducting the search is different from the fatigue of people whoexamine scenes of crimes. The reason is that people search an unknown space in the conditions of active counteraction of the searched,which has a strong distracting impact on the attention of the investigation group. All this leads to undue fatigability, faster decrease ofthe working capacity, especially by the end of the search. Thus, organization of breaks is reasonable, by the rules, characteristic for examinationof crime scenes with accounting for the peculiarities of the course and sequence of search actions. Domestic researchers recommendmaking interrogation and confrontation right after the search to supply the data acquired during the search with new information.The given recommendation is topical, for when during the search objects are found proving the accused guilty, s/he is in a difficultpsychological position, which distorts many mental processes, weakens the volition of hiding the fact of crimination.

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