FORENSIC HANDWRITING EXAMINATION POSSIBILITIES IN THE INVESTIGATION OF RAIDING

Abstract

The formation and development of the economic security of the state requires the adoption of effective measures to counteract and minimize the negative impact of criminal offenses that encroach on social relations in the sphere of economic activity, the legal activity of economic entities, etc. To organize a proper response to them, representatives of law enforcement agencies use all measures provided for by criminal procedural legislation. An important role in solving questions that require the application of knowledge during a special investigation of raiding is played by forensic examination, particularly forensic handwriting examination. In connection with this purpose, the article is formulated as a definition of possible and problematic issues performed at the stage of appointment of a forensic handwriting examination. To achieve this, the materials of investigative judicial and expert practice, and theoretical developments of Ukrainian scientists were analyzed, and a textual analysis of current legal acts was carried out. For this, general scientific, philosophical, and special methods of scientific knowledge were used. Based on the results of the conducted research, we offer to justify a qualified expert examination of handwriting material under a forensic handwriting examination, to send a decision on the task of identifying the executor of the handwritten text or a decision on a complex of non-identification works provided for by the appropriate methodology, which is carried out based on the corresponding court decision, the decision of the pre-trial investigation body, or based on of the contract concluded with the customer. In the context of the rating investigation, certain specifics of the purpose of forensic handwriting expert research are defined. Mandatory conditions must be met when appointing a forensic handwriting examination. It was established that the conclusion of the expert drawn up based on the results of the forensic psychological and handwriting examination of the expert from the Red Office should be critically assessed, its assessment should be ensured taking into account other evidence collected during the investigation, as well as establishing the fact of the violation of a criminal offense.