ВІДОБРАЖЕННЯ ЗОВНІШНОСТІ ОСОБИ В МАТЕРІАЛАХ ВІДЕОЗАПИСУ

Today, video surveillance and recording systems are widely used in public and special areas. In particular, on the streets, parks, stadiums, banks, shopping malls, educational institutions and more. It is difficult now to imagine the work of any organization or company without the use of video surveillance. The sphere of law enforcement agencies, in particular the police, is no exception. Video surveillance has become an integral part of countering and preventing crime. Nowadays, it is an effective tool for detecting and investigating offences. The article examines the theoretical and practical issues related to the reflection of a person's appearance recorded in the video, taking into account certain specifics. The most important concepts inherent in a person's appearance are identified; the issue of video recording as a carrier of information about the appearance of a person and the factors influencing the reliability and completeness of the reflection of appearance are analyzed. To achieve this goal using a set of general and special methods that are a means of scientific research. In particular, the theoretical materials on the research problem were systemized using theoretical methods (analysis and generalization, synthesis). The main approaches to understanding the concept of a person's appearance, its signs and properties, as well as factors influencing the reliability and completeness of their reflection in the video, are analyzed. Emphasis is placed on the use of video recording, in particular by the National Police of Ukraine, and its importance for identifying a person by appearance. In the conditions of active use of video materials for the purpose of identification of the person, the suggestions of development of a technique of identification of the person by video materials and the factors influencing reliability and completeness of reflection of appearance of the person are offered.