Information about the identity of a probable criminal who commits illegal logging of forest plantations

. It should be noted that illegal timber extraction is growing and the number of persons committing illegal logging of forest plantations is increasing every year. The perpetrators are the so-called “brigades of black loggers” who use increasingly sophisticated methods of committing and concealing criminal activity, which requires the development and improvement of forensic methods of investigating illegal logging of forest plantations. The presented article analyzes information about the identity of a likely criminal and the motivation of his behavior when committing illegal logging of forest plantations. The author presents the authors’ points of view on this issue, considers various classifications of the criminal’s personality category, and reveals the most important ones. Based on the data obtained during the investigation of criminal cases, the author presented a classification depending on the place of sale (territory) of wood: for further sale within the region, to other regions and outside the Russian Federation. The role of each participant within the criminal group is indicated, depending on the functions performed (loggers, customers, persons carrying out the transportation of forests, organizers). The levels of studying the personality of a probable criminal (generalized, group, individual) are revealed. The classification of the personality of a probable criminal into persons committing illegal logging for domestic and mercenary purposes is presented, and the differences between them are revealed. The author proposes a classification of persons who have committed illegal logging, depending on the illegal act, into two groups: the first - committing a crime with subsequent implementation, the second - for use for personal purposes. The article examines the role of officials in the commission of crimes of this category. The analysis of the factors contributing to the commission of crimes related to illegal logging of flattering plantings is carried out. The characteristics of criminals who commit crimes of this category are given, depending on the presence of a criminal record, employment, gender, age, etc. The role and importance of the investigator’s (inquirer’s) knowledge about the content of the forensic characteristics of information about the identity of a likely criminal who committed illegal logging for effective crime prevention in the field of forest relations is noted.