Issues (tasks) to be addressed by forensic psychology experts

• Did the person have an emotional condition that affected his/her behavior at the time of committing offenses? If so, what are the features of that emotional condition? Can that emotional condition be considered as psychological grounds for a strong emotional excitement?

• What is the role of the person in the criminal group, taking into account his/her psychological features?

• Is the situation considered in the trial psycho-traumatic for the person?
• Does the person have any changes in his/her psycho-emotional condition, social life, or welfare as a result of the committed offense?

• Was the person before his/her death in a psycho-emotional condition that could lead to the intention to die? What caused that condition?

• Could a minor, given his/her age and psychological features, correctly understand the acts committed against him/her, and could he/she psychologically resist?

• Can the person, taking into account his/her age, correctly perceive the circumstances relative to the proceedings, and can he/she give any adequate evidence? (NB: the evaluation of the veracity of evidence is out of the experts’ competence!)

• Does the psychological development of the minor correspond to his/her age?
• Does the minor have any deviations in his/her mental development that are not indications of any mental illness? If so, how does it manifest itself?

• What psychological features does the process of communication activity of the person have when reproducing the circumstances of the incident?
• Does the person have any psychological features in his/her behavior that are characteristic of his/her independent (dependent) reproduction of certain events during the investigative actions with his/her involvement?
• Does the video record show any sign of psychological influence on the person by people involved in the investigative action?

• What psychological and age features of the person are dominant, and could they significantly affect his/her communication behavior (communication) during (date) the investigative action with his/her involvement (indicate the investigative action) using video recording?

• Does the person have any changes in his/her psycho-emotional condition, social life, or welfare as a result of the specific situation (indicate the circumstances of the offense or situation)?
• Is the situation considered in the trial psycho-traumatic for the person, and was the person made to suffer (moral damage)? If so, what is an estimated compensation?

• What are the psychological features of the child?
• How do the family situation, psychological features of parents (or one of the parents), and the bringing-up style affect the emotional condition and wellbeing of the child?
• How does the bringing-up behavior of the father (or mother) affect the psychological development and psycho-emotional condition of the child?
• What is the nature of the child-parent relationship of the child to his/her father/mother?
• Is there observed any influence of adults on the child’s assessment of the family situation?

• What was the psycho-emotional condition of the person at the time of entering into the deal? How did this condition affect his/her behavior during entering into the deal?
• Was the person able to forecast the consequences of his/her acts and exercise his acts when entering into the deal?