FORENSIC REPORT AND PECULIARITIES OF ITS USE BY THE INVESTIGATOR WHILE INVESTIGATING CRIMES IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL TARGET PROGRAMS FINANCING

Abstract

The analysis of the current procedural legislation indicates the absence of requirements for the form, content and structure of a forensic report, therefore the article purpose is to characterize the structure and content of the forensic report and to determine peculiarities of its use by the investigator while investigating crimes in the field of social target programs financing. The question regarding legal nature of a forensic report was considered and it was emphasized that the forensic report is interpreted by scientists in accordance with its dual nature: as a procedural document and as the final result of the conducted examination with the forensic expert answers to the questions posed. It is emphasized that a forensic report, as an independent means of proving, has its own peculiarities, since the forensic expert conducts the research personally and provides the examination initiator with the factual data that he discovered during examination based on special knowledge. Independently, attention is drawn to the fact that when drawing up results obtained and forming the forensic report, the forensic expert confidence in the correctness and reliability of the results obtained is of great importance. In addition, it is crucial to distinguish between content and form in the forensic report, since these two components are equally important in determining the probative value of the factual data contained in the forensic report.

The article introduces the main elements’ characteristic of the forensic report structure, which the investigator examines when evaluating it. It was stated that, while evaluating the forensic report, the investigator when investigating crimes in the field of social target programs financing should pay particular attention to the fact that generalizations and evaluation of individual research results, which became the basis for making up conclusions, can be worded by the forensic expert in the synthesizing section of the forensic report examination part. It is established that the full forensic report with the information and factual data on the examination issues obtained during forensic examination provided in it will serve as evidence, but the interim conclusions and interim information on forensic examination can not be considered as sources of evidence individually from the procedurally drawn-up forensic report.