Object of offence and circumstances of thefts from warehouses

Abstract

The following components of the forensic characteristics of thefts from warehouses have been investigated: the circumstances of the commission of a criminal offense and the subject of the criminal offense. A forensic classification of warehouses has been developed depending on: the structure of the warehouse building: large, medium, small, separate rooms for storing products, open or covered areas; levels of protection: high, medium level of protection, without protection, the area is not protected; characteristics of the storage conditions of goods: refrigerated, freezer, insulated or heated, with different degrees of humidity (dry, wet); operating mode: 24 hours a day, working hours during the day, working depending on the need for this; location of the warehouse from access roads and settlements: in densely populated cities, in the immediate vicinity of cities, within a five-kilometer zone, in towns and small towns, in villages. The place, time and other components of the circumstances of the theft, their dependence on the object of the unlawful encroachment were investigated.

It was established that the circumstances of the commission of a criminal offense are an important element of the forensic characterization, which is closely related to the subject of the criminal offense and the traces left at the crime scene. It is proposed to divide the objects of the unlawful encroachment depending on the method of sale of the stolen goods into: objects intended for further sale; objects intended for their further use in industrial production or the service sector both by the thief himself and by the circle of his relatives, friends, acquaintances; objects used directly by the thief for his own consumption.

These elements are decisive for the development of other components of the forensic characterization, namely: methods of committing the offense, trace picture, characteristics of the offender and the injured party.