DIFFICUTIES AND PERSPECTIVES OF THE USE OF FORENSIC ODOROLOGY IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PENAL INSTITUTIONS
The article is devoted to problematic issues related to the use of forensic odorology in solving and investigating crimes committed in correctional institutions of the penal system. The concept and significance of forensic odorology in solving and investigating crimes are described. The role of odorological examinations in the activities of law enforcement agencies is shown. The basic rules for working with odorprints at the crime scene in correctional facilities are formulated, that have their own specifics and require the use of special technical means and methods. The necessity of providing the correctional facilities with unified forensic suitcases for crime scene examination, containing the means of seizing and packing odor-carrying objects; the mastery of competencies by the correctional institution detectives in the application of technical and forensic tools, techniques and methods of working with odoriferous objects. The necessity of mastering by the correctional institutiondetectives the skill of taking odor samples from persons convicted or detained is noted, which is necessary both for the activity of verifying the report of a crime and for the execution of the order of the investigator, interrogating officer in the framework of work on an already initiated criminal case. The possibilities of using odorological methods to ensure the regime of detention and execution of punishments, which include patrolling the territory of a correctional institution, a search of vehicles entering and leaving, detection of narcotic, psychotropic substances in the premises of the institution for the search for an escaped criminal, and others are described. Based on the analysis of the problems considered, proposals are formulated to improve the activity of the penal system.