The most common designs of home-made incensible devices removed when inspecting the scene of an arcord-related incident

Despite the efforts made by all law enforcement agencies, the detection of such serious crimes as the deliberate destruction of someone else's property by arson remains at a fairly low level. When investigating crimes of this type, it is often necessary to deal with the use of homemade incendiary devices by criminals, which are specially designed technical devices that ensure the implementation of the criminal intent of the arsonist - the ignition of an object planned for destruction. In this article, the authors, based on the analysis of expert and investigative practice, identified six of the most common typical designs of homemade incendiary devices used for arson. The design features of such devices, the compositions of the incendiary mixtures used and the means of initiating fire are considered. Based on the data obtained, a scientifically based classification and systematization of criminalistically significant signs of homemade incendiary devices, as well as methodological approaches for their identification and use in the investigation of arson are proposed.