Situation as an element of the forensic characterization of environmental crimes
The article is devoted to the analysis of one of the elements of the forensic characteristic of environmental crimes - the situation of the crime. The author's definition of this category is proposed in a broad methodological sense, as well as in a narrower one - criminal. The author, taking into account his proposed classification of environmental crimes, reveals the content of the environment of environmental crimes in relation to one of the two groups of such crimes designated by him. The structure of the environment of environmental crimes related to the seizure of natural resources includes the characteristics of the place and time of extraction of natural resources, the characteristics of other circumstances of the crime, the peculiarities of the situation are given taking into account these elements. The article draws attention to the fact that for the environmental crimes of the group under consideration, not only the situation of the crime can be of forensic importance, but also the situation of the crime as a whole, including the situation related to the actions to prepare for the crime, concealing its traces and traces of the offender. Particular attention is paid to the role of the investigator's knowledge about the typical environment of an environmental crime and the possibilities of realizing this knowledge in the disclosure and investigation of crimes of the category in question.