Досліджено поняття обстановки вчинення злочину та порівняно наукові погляди щодо її змісту. Обстановку вчинення шахрайства у сфері туризму проаналізовано у розрізі аналізу правовідносин у сфері туристичного бізнесу. Розкрито зміст обстановки вчинення злочину даної категорії та визначено її вплив на інші елементи криміналістичної характеристики. Розглянуто окремі фактори та обставини, що впливають на виникнення злочинних проявів у сфері туризму.
The article is devoted to the study of the concept of the situation of the crime and the comparison of scientific views on its content. The situation of fraud in the field of tourism is analyzed in the context of the analysis of legal relations in the field of tourism business. The content of the crime of this category is revealed and its influence on other elements of forensic characteristics is determined. Along with the generally accepted elements of the situation of fraud in the field of tourist services, the internal and external factors associated with them and determine the crime in this area are considered. The position is that the crime scene should be investigated from different directions: on the one hand, the geographical distribution of the investigated criminal offense (broad content), on the other – the exact place of his commission (narrow understanding). It is emphasized that tourist services in Ukraine can be provided by tour operators as during the domestic tourism (travel within the territory of Ukraine of citizens of Ukraine and persons permanently residing in its territory) and during outbound tourism (travel of citizens of Ukraine and individuals , who permanently reside on the territory of Ukraine, to another country). Fraudulent actions can also be committed when organizing travel within Ukraine of persons who do not permanently reside in its territory.
