Some aspects of the forensic assessment of the reliability of the testimony of minor victims

Problem statement: in the course of analyzing the legal regulation and practice of the participation of minor victims in verbal investigative actions, the author in this article identifies the problem of assessing the reliability of the testimony of minor victims. Objective: to develop general forensic recommendations for criminalistically ensuring the participation of a minor victim in verbal investigative actions, designed to ensure a high level of reliability of their testimony. Methods: empirical methods of comparison, description, theoretical methods of formal and dialectical logic. Results/brief conclusions: gaps in the legal regulation of the participation of a minor victim in verbal investigative actions are identified, and forensic recommendations are formulated to ensure that reliable testimony of minor victims is obtained.