Features of forensic examination of goods round cniferous forests

Purpose. Investigation of theoretical and practical bases of forensic expertise in order to determine the market value of timber, in particular to determine the factors affecting the value of coniferous timber and substantiate the algorithm for determining the market value of coniferous timber. Methodology. During the research, to determine the market value of coniferous timber, complex methods were applied, in particular deductive - during the theoretical generalization of the problem, dialectical - in the knowledge of the nature of the phenomenon of illegal logging, the study of its general tendencies; monographic - for detailed specification of scientific bases for determining the market value of coniferous timber; inductive and deductive - to substantiate the conclusions drawn in the course of the research, the provisions and prospects for further research. Findings. The use of special knowledge in the practice of investigating criminal cases of illegal logging has been considered. The mechanism of forensic examination to determine the market value of coniferous timber is analyzed. The expediency of applying the comparative methodological approach in carrying out forensic examination with the determination of the market value of round coniferous timber is substantiated.The article substantiates the algorithm for determining the market value of coniferous timber during the forensic examination, which provides for: identification of the object of study; assigning the research object to the relevant classification group; establishing quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the object of study; choice of research methods and necessary calculations; determining the market value of the research object using a comparative methodological approach; evaluation of the results of the conducted research with a written registration of its results. The scientific novelty. For the first time, a set of problematic issues arising from the use of special commodity knowledge during forensic examination of round coniferous timber is summarized and outlined. The practical value. The proposed and tested algorithm for determining the market value of coniferous timber can be used during such forensic examinations. The materials and materials of the article can be used by experts of expert organizations for consideration in the work during carrying out forensic examinations

illegal logging; illegal timber trafficking; timber; round timber; commodity expertise; market value