Features of the investigator's establishment of the causes and conditions conducive to the commission of illegal logging of forest plantations

The article reveals the main features of the preventive work of the preliminary investigation bodies in the investigation of criminal cases of crimes related to illegal logging of forest plantations. The problem of a formal approach to the establishment of circumstances contributing to the commission of these crimes, the determinants of crime in the forest sector and the direction of ideas about the elimination of such circumstances and other violations of the law is formulated. The author suggests the main areas of work of investigators in criminal cases of illegal logging in terms of requesting information and interacting with competent authorities, allowing for a more in-depth analysis of the causes and conditions of crimes in the field of forest management. The article presents arguments about the need for a constant exchange of information with the divisions of the Federal Forestry Agency, in particular, to request and send the necessary information about persons brought to criminal responsibility to the Commission authorized to keep a Register of unscrupulous purchasers of forest plantations and tenants of forest plots. The directions proposed in the article for obtaining information by the investigator allow for more effective prevention of crime in the forest sector, which is one of the priority tasks of law enforcement agencies.