FEATURES OF APPOINTMENT AND PRODUCTION OF FORENSIC EXAMINATION WHEN CHECKING THE REPORT OF A CRIME
This article analyzes the problems that arise in law enforcement practice in connection with the appointment and production of forensic expertise before the initiation of criminal proceedings. Currently, forensic examination is a full-fledged means of verifying reports of a crime, and, as practice shows, this is quite justified, since for certain elements of acts prohibited by criminal law, it is impossible to make a final decision without it. However, participants in the verification of a crime report are not given an independent procedural status, which makes it difficult to ensure their rights when conducting a forensic examination at this stage of criminal procedure.