Forms of Specific Expertise Application in the Investigation of Economic Criminal Offenses: Possibility of Identifying a Non-Procedural Form
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32353/khrife.1.2025.06Keywords:
specific expertise; criminal offense; economic activity; forensic examination; specialist’s participation; non-procedural form.Abstract
The Article Purpose is to justify the possibility and importance of non-procedural forms of specific expertise application in the pre-trial investigation of criminal offenses related to economic activity u sing several general scientific methods (analysis and synthesis, comparative-legal, logical and structural, generalization, systematic analysis, etc.). It has been observed that the underlying cause for classifying forms of specific expertise application in criminal proceedings is the level and form of their regulatory consolidation in the criminal procedural legislation. It is noted that only if the criminal procedure legislation provides these methods of collecting evidence, it is possible to use the results of implementing certain specific expertise forms in proof: this is why procedural forms of specific expertise application are identified, which are defined as directly provided by the criminal procedural legislation. By this criterion, such procedural forms as conducting forensic examinations, participation of specialists in investigative (search) actions are singled out. Concerning non-procedural forms, the author also substantiates that it is feasible to identify them, even in the absence of an algorithm for their implementation within the criminal procedural legislation. The article emphasizes that non-procedural forms of specific expertise are used in criminal proceedings to obtain information of an indicative nature, inspect and conduct a preliminary (pre-expert) examination of objects, as well as verify them against forensic records, etc.
The author proves that findings acquired through the implementation of non-procedural forms of specific expertise should not serve as the foundation for procedural forms, since this can be the basis for their recognition as inadmissible. It is worth noting that they can be of paramount importance only if they are applicable to certain tactical tasks of the investigation, verification of investigative versions, determining the feasibility of appointing forensic examinations, etc. The significance of advisory assistance from well-versed persons as a non-procedural form of specific expertise application at the pre-trial investigation stage has been pointed out. The research paper outlines certain debatable aspects of the specialist’s conclusion in the course of proving the facts of criminal misconduct for subsequent perspective research.
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