Russian Federation
The empirical study featured the psychological characteristics of people who committed crimes of violence, namely murders and rapes. The paper describes the distinctive features of such criminals, as well as the peculiarities of the mechanisms of their psychological defense, which manifested themselves during interrogations as at the stage of preliminary investigation. Repression (displacement of reality), projection, rationalization, and identification with the aggressor were the most common mechanisms of psychological defense among killers. As for rapists, it was rationalization. The awareness about the features of the psychological defense used by violent criminals can help to develop the tactics of neutralization and overcome counteraction during interrogations on the basis of reflexive control. The research results can be used to improve the tactics of interrogation of suspects and defendants in cases of violent crimes.
violent criminal, tactics of interrogation, overcoming of counteraction, psychological defense, reflection, reflexive control
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