TACTICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL FOUNDATIONS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF FORENSIC EXAMINATIONS IN THE INVESTIGATION OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES COMMITTED FOR MATERIAL GAIN UNDER MARTIAL LAW

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the tactical and organizational foundations of forensic expert support for the investigation of criminal offenses committed for material gain under martial law. It is substantiated that the specific nature of such criminal offenses requires the use of specialized knowledge in the form of forensic examinations. At the same time, forensic expert support for the investigation of criminal offenses committed for material gain under current conditions faces a number of risks, including a shortage of qualified experts and material and technical resources, a shift in the priorities of expert activity toward the investigation of war crimes, logistical difficulties, increased risks to the safety of experts, as well as restrictions provided for by current legislation, among others. It is noted that these and other factors reduce the effectiveness of the evidentiary process and create the need to improve the regulatory framework and the organization of interaction between investigators and forensic institutions. The stages of appointing forensic examinations are systematized, namely: making a decision on the necessity of conducting an examination, determining the subject matter of the examination, preparing the materials, selecting an expert institution, formulating questions to the expert, and drafting the decision on the appointment of the examination. Particular attention is paid to the timeliness of appointing examinations, the correctness of formulating tasks, and the collection of samples for comparative examination. The expediency of involving private experts in conducting forensic medical examinations of living persons during martial law is emphasized as a means of reducing the workload on state forensic institutions. It is concluded that forensic expert support for the investigation of criminal offenses committed for material gain under martial law plays a key role in obtaining evidentiary information, primarily information that cannot be obtained in any other way than through the conduct of a forensic examination.