Specific Tactics of Obtaining Criminalistically Significant Information at the Initial Stage of Investigating Thefts of Oil and Petroleum Products During Their Storage and Transportation

Abstract

Under the current legislation, the investigator is responsible for investigating and solving all cases in progress. A high-quality comprehensive investigation of criminal cases connected with theft of oil and petroleum products makes it possible to fulfil these duties successfully. The establishment of the guilt of a person in the process of proving during the investigation of theft of oil and petroleum products, which belong to the category of grave crimes, presents certain difficulties connected with the specific features of such crimes. If a tactically correct sequence of investigative actions is chosen at the initial stage of investigation, the investigator may get a considerable amount of relevant criminalistic information, that will further make it possible to achieve the goal of the investigation in the form of criminal prosecution against the guilty person. The author examines some specific features of the tactics of investigative actions at the initial stage of investigating thefts of oil and petroleum products during their storage and transportation at the fuel and energy enterprises. The author also presents recommendations on improving the tactics of investigative actions in the investigation of thefts of oil and petroleum products.