Forensic Assistance in the Investigation of Crimes against Tigers
https://doi.org/10.30764/1819-2785-2017-12-2-18-26
Abstract
The article deals with the problem of providing forensic assistance in the investigation of crimes against tigers, and the work of international organizations and foreign forensic science institutions involved in tiger conservation. It provides information about the key features of tiger anatomy and the formation of tiger tracks and signs in natural habitats, as well as traces left in the event of criminal attacks on animals. Also presented is an overview of forensic trace evidence analysis, as well as forensic ballistics, zoology, veterinary, molecular genetics, and toxicology examinations conducted in order to establish circumstances relevant to the detection, investigation and prosecution of tiger poaching incidents.
About the Authors
Georgii G. Omel'yanyuk
Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation; Russian Peoples' Friendship University (RUDN University).
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Doctor of Law, Associate Professor, Deputy Director of RFCFS of the Russian Ministry of Justice, Professor of the Department of Forensic Operations, Institute of Law, RUDN University.
Moscow.
Shamil' N. Khaziev
Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Khaziev Shamil’ Nikolaevich - Doctor of Law, Associate Professor, Senior Researcher of the Sector of Criminal Law, Criminology and Problems of Justice, Institute of Law and State of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Moscow.
Viktoriya V. Gulevskaya
Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation.
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Gulevskaya Viktoriya Vladimirovna - Candidate of Law, Leading Researcher, Department of Research Methodology Support in the System of Forensic Science Institutions of the Russian Ministry of Justice.
Moscow.
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Omel'yanyuk G.G., Khaziev Sh.N., Gulevskaya V.V. Forensic Assistance in the Investigation of Crimes against Tigers. Theory and Practice of Forensic Science. 2017;12(2):18-26. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30764/1819-2785-2017-12-2-18-26
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