On the question of the peculiarities of the subject of timber and timber smuggling as one of the significant elementsof the criminalistic characteristics of these crimes
The article examines the forensic signs of the subject of committing crimes in the field of the timber industry complex, in particular, the smuggling of timber. Based on the analysis of the materials of the judicial and investigative practice, generalized socio- demographic and psychological characteristics of the subjects of these crimes are presented, specific examples are given about the characteristics of the suspects (accused) from the sentences of the courts of general jurisdiction in criminal cases on smuggling of timber and timber. A conclusion is made about the significance of these data in the process of disclosing and investigating the analyzed type of crimes.