Legal and organizational principles of person identification by appearance during the investigation of criminal offenses in Ukraine

The purpose of the study is to determine the legal and organizational basis for identifying a person based on appearance during the investigation of criminal offenses in Ukraine. In order to achieve the goal of the article, the authors used methods of synthesis and analysis. Statistical methods were also used, with the help of which the problems that make it impossible to carry out portrait examinations based on the materials of video recordings and photographs, as well as other revealing ones, are defined and displayed in percentage form. The logical method and the method of generalization were used when formulating the conclusions of the conducted research. The authors have determined the legal and organizational aspects of presentation for identification, conducting portrait examinations, and identification based on subjective portraits. Recommendations for improving the current criminal procedural legislation have been formulated. The factors that negatively affect the implementation of the researched methods of identification of a person based on appearance are determined.