The methodology for conducting or commodity forensic expertise of shoes in use

Purpose. Updating of methodological support for conducting forensic commodity examinations, in particular, developing a unified, comprehensive approach to conducting expert commodity research on assessing the cost of shoes that were in operation and developing an algorithm that employees of the commodity research units of the Expert Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine will use during commodity expert examinations, to ensure systematization and methodological uniformity of expert practice and increase the effectiveness of research. Method. The problem assigned to the solution within the framework of this scientific work has been consistently solved with the use of a set of methods of scientific cognition: methods of formal logic (analysis, synthesis, deduction, induction, analogy, abstraction) - for arguing the conclusions, provisions and prospects of further research formulated in the course of research; method of analysis of definitions - to deepen the understanding of the definition of commodity knowledge, conceptual apparatus in forensic commodity expertise; systematization - for accumulation and generalization of a priori knowledge about the object of study and selection of identification criteria; monographic - for detailed specification of scientific foundations update of methodological support of forensic commodity expertise. Results. The developed algorithm of commodity research of footwear, which was in use, during forensic commodity examinations, aims to systematize, simplify and unify the work of a commodity expert in this direction. It is formed and tested to carry out commodity research of shoes in operation in four stages: assortment (species) identification of the object of study; assignment of the object of study to the corresponding classification grouping; analysis of the appearance and actual state of the study object with their photofixation; analysis and justification of application of the appropriate methodical approach. The scientific novelty.. For the first time, the paper summarizes and proposes the use of an algorithm for commodity research of shoes in operation and provides recommendations on the development of a reference table for physical wear of shoes in operation. The practical significance. The developed and tested algorithm of expert commodity research of shoes in use can be used during forensic commodity examinations by employees of commodity research units of the Expert Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

forensic commodity expertise; shoes; algorithm; marking; linear dimensions