CONTENT OF THE CRIMINAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES RELATED TO SMUGGLING

Abstract

The analysis of theoretical approaches, taking into account the features of
criminal illegal activity, allowed us to reasonably indicate that the content of the
forensic characteristics of criminal offenses related to smuggling must necessarily
include information about: 1) the subject of smuggling and its size
(volume/quantity), which affects the qualification of the criminal offense; 2) the
method of committing smuggling (preparation, direct commission and
concealment); 3) the specifics of the situation (in particular, whether the criminal
offense was committed outside customs control or with concealment from
customs control); 4) the characteristics of the individual criminal, members of
criminal groups involved in committing smuggling; 5) traces of criminal illegal
activity. Information about these elements becomes a proper basis for building all
other elements of the forensic methodology for investigating criminal offenses
related to smuggling. We believe that in the future, attention should be paid to
specific features that characterize these elements.