Emotional Contact: Terminological Problems to Use the Phenomenon in Scientific Work and Practical Activity of the Investigator

Abstract

The article problematizes the inconsistency scientific approaches to definition of “emotional contact”
 at an criminalistics. The author notes that the variety and inconsistency of definitions lead to uncertainty
 in the theory of research of the phenomenon and to difficulties in the practical activities of the investigator. The author justifies the necessity to clarify and correctly define the “emotional contact” with the involvement of psychologists for this purpose. The article proposes the author’s version to definition of
 “emotional contact”.