SCIENTIFIC AND METHODOLOGICAL SUPPORT FOR WILDLIFE FORENSICS: CURRENT STATE AND DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES
Abstract
The paper highlights the current state and key trends in the development of the scientific and methodological support for the forensic investigation of crimes against wild flora and fauna, and argues for a need to develop specialized methodological materials for wildlife forensics practitioners in the form of standard operational procedures.
About the Author
V. Gulevskaya
Forensics Russian Federal Center of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Senior forensic examiner Laboratory of Environmental
Russian Federation
Senior forensic examiner Laboratory of Environmental
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Gulevskaya V. SCIENTIFIC AND METHODOLOGICAL SUPPORT FOR WILDLIFE FORENSICS: CURRENT STATE AND DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES. Theory and Practice of Forensic Science. 2016;(2(42)):14-24. (In Russ.)
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