Wildlife Forensics: Current State and Development Perspectives in the Russian Federation
https://doi.org/10.30764/1819-2785-2020-1-84-93
Abstract
The article notes the necessary preconditions for building a new direction of expert activity in the system of the Russian Ministry of Justice the wildlife forensics. Close attention is paid to the objects of this type of forensic research; typical questions raised before the expert are enumerated; relevant examples from expert practice are given. The author also considers the application of expert prevention activities in wildlife forensics to avoid violations leading to the extinction of rare species of plants and animals. The article also explains the prospects of implementation of DNA testing for the objects of plant and animal origin in wildlife forensics.
About the Authors
S. A. Smirnova
The Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation;
People’s Friendship University of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Smirnova Svetlana Arkad’evna – Distinguished Lawyer of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Law, Full Professor, Director of the Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Russian Ministry of Justice, Head of the Department of Forensic Science of RUDN University
Moscow 109028,
Moscow 117198
G. G. Omel’yanyuk
The Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation;
People’s Friendship University of Russia;
Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Omel’yanyuk Georgii Georgievich – Doctor of Law, Associate Professor, Deputy Director of the Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Russian Ministry of Justice, Professor of the Department of Forensic Operations, Institute of Law, RUDN University; Professor of the Digital Forensics Department of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Moscow 109028,
Moscow 117198,
Moscow 105055
V. V. Gulevskaya
The Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation;
Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Gulevskaya Viktoriya Vladimirovna – Candidate of Law, Deputy Head of the Department of Innovations in the Practice of Forensic Science of the Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Russian Ministry of Justice; Associate Professor of the Digital Forensics Department of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Moscow 109028,
Moscow 105055
T. V. Perfilova
The Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Perfilova Tat’yana Vladimirovna – Deputy Head of the Laboratory of Forensic Biology and Soil Analysis
Moscow 109028
M. V. Nikulina
The Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation;
People’s Friendship University of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nikulina Marina Vyacheslavovna – Candidate of Biology, Leading Researcher of the Information and Publication Department of the Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Russian Ministry of Justice
Moscow 109028,
Moscow 117198
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Smirnova S.A., Omel’yanyuk G.G., Gulevskaya V.V., Perfilova T.V., Nikulina M.V. Wildlife Forensics: Current State and Development Perspectives in the Russian Federation. Theory and Practice of Forensic Science. 2020;15(1):84-93. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30764/1819-2785-2020-1-84-93
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